Benrus download company army navy e award 1943

The name benrus originates from the combination of benjamin lazruss first and last name. Hubbard, of the 282nd port company, helped a man, whose arm had been blown off at the shoulder. An exhausted american army medic of division k company trudges through the. By mid1952 benrus had acquired 10% of hamilton stock. Army navy e awards, excellence, production, war, metal, calyx drilling. On january 28, 1943, at the anaconda junior high school, an award of great importance was bestowed upon the em ployees of the anaconda reduction works. Lazrus, individually and as an officer of aforesaid corporations. Between 197176 the mod awarded more than 75 per cent of.

This watch conforms to the requirements of milw3818b that came out in 1964. At impressive ceremonies, the coveted army navy e award was given byrepresentatives of the army and navy, in recognition of the outstanding contributions the workers at the smel. Angloamerican cooperation, february 1943november 1945. The benrus watch company was founded as a watchrepair shop in new york city in 1921 by the romanian immigrant benjamin lazrus. In recognition of its outstanding efforts, hershey chocolate corporation received the armynavy e production award at a special ceremony.

Mar 26, 2014 produced in the post wwiiera by the new yorkbased benrus watch company and marketed with its evocative name to the aviationmad public of the late 40s and 1950s, as well as the increased purchasing power of the western worlds newly beefed up air forces and transatlantic airlines, the sky chief is a classic pilots chronograph by design. Perhaps you had a grandfather in one of the world wars. They were a midpriced watch company and that relied solely on using swiss movements. It is a privilege for me to be able to advise you that the navy board of production awards has designated the ansonia, torrington, and waterbury plants of the american brass company as recipients of the navy e award for production achievement. By early 1953 benrus owned over 90,000 shares or 24% of hamiltons outstanding stock. Marathon general purpose steel limited edition field watch vintage eta benrus movement two left with low serial numbers. Csm paul b huff cmh recipient wwii us army, wwii, army. The silver star medal is the united states third highest award exclusively for combat valor, and ranks fifth in the precedence of military awards behind the medal of honor, the crosses distinguished service cross navy crossair force cross, the defense distinguished service medal awarded by dod, and the distinguished service medals of the various branches of. The following documents shed light on how a company won the armynavy e award. Its supersolid case, highlyreadable dial, and simple but functional features make it a real classic among military and dive watches. If macarthur himself picked one up, hed recognize all this.

The world of new watches is already fairly vast, but when you add all the watches that were ever built to the mix, it can be overwhelming. Morris leopold ernst harry ransom center the university of. When i think about all the things a military issued watch should be robust, legible, functional, no watch comes as close to perfection as the 1970s benrus dive watch. The award was also known as the army navy production award. Founded in new york, in the 1920s by benjamin lazarus. The armynavy e production award was given to hershey chocolate corporation on august 22, 1942, in recognition of its outstanding war effort. I will simply quote our well known friend eric wind on this one when he wrote about this reference on hodinkee one of the true grails for military watch collectors is the benrus type ii class a diving watch, which was a watch issued to members of the united states special forces including navy seal teams and underwater demolition teams. The nearby fore river shipyard had earned the same honor the previous year.

Benrus type i and type ii milw50717 military dive watches. At the time, benrus was already known for supplying two classes of field watches to the u. The benrus type ii class a is one of just a very few types of dive watches issued during the vietnam war to navy seals, udt divers, and special forces personnel. Armynavy e award termination sees award granted to 5% of eligible plants. Black and decker had acquired the company van dorn electric tool, in the year 1928.

Benrus is going back on the haute horlogerie way, after 30 years of silence. Benrus appeared to have its sights on taking over hamilton watch company. You can start with any relative who you think was in the army, navy or raf. Weissenburger president during the war years, in 1944 the company was awarded the army navy e award. Class a is the highest military grade classification a. Benrus type i class a us military dive watch and special forces issued combat watch used during the vietnam conflict. The company had achieved army navy e award during the year of 1943 for its. If macarthur himself picked one up, hed recognize all. Military vietnam near mint steel signed round one piece case 34mm, us military markings, original crystal, similar replacement crown, fitted with black drab nato style nylon strap. Uss missouri japanes surrender marine guard company and navy band.

Issues of the allisonews in march 1944, october 1944, and june 1945 reported on the other three instances in. The armynavy e award was an honor presented to companies during world war ii whose production facilities achieved excellence in production e of war equipment. Benrus company started in 1921 as a repair shop in new york city. A short history of the 487th port battalion in wwii. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. From the actual original military contractor, the benrus limited edition wwii replica commemorative watch with swiss movement. Benrus limited edition wwii replica commemorative watch. Unfollow benrus military to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Benrus supplied the military with millions of watches, through korea and vietnam, too. Most notably, a corrosionresistant steel case, a sterile dial. Allison division won its first army navy e in october 1942, and held a ceremony for the presentation of the award on november 5, 1942. Benrus company got its name from the first letters of brothers names. In 1950s, benrus had overtaken hamilton and had grown to become the 3rd largest watch company in the united states, behind bulova and elgin who each were larger than benrus and hamilton combined.

These watches played a critical role in helping the allies to victory and the elgin company was awarded ten army navy e awards, for fulfilling contracts ahead of schedule. Army navy e award termination sees award granted to 5% of eligible plants. From prized first possessions and gifts for loved ones, to serving our military, pilots in the sky and our divers under the sea, benrus reignites its storied history introducing new timepieces for the next generation. August 20, 1945, 11, isl clippings files, cities and townscharlestown. Benrus is an american watchmaking and lifestyle company founded as a watch repair shop in new york city in 1921 by romanianamerican benjamin lazrus and his two brothers.

Company a able, company b baker, company c charlie, and company d dog, was first developed in 1941, and continued until 1956 when replaced with the international radiotelephony spelling alphabet icao or nato phonetic alphabet. Hersheys tropical chocolate bar national museum of american. Due to covid19 precautions and the recent stay at home order issued by the state of ohio, any items won can be shipped directly to your home or ebth can hold until the order is lifted. We have a brand new in the box benruss ww2 commemorative 50th anniversary of dday wrist watch with is an exact copy of the u. With guidance from the military specification, there were two types of these watches produced. Invalid emails will appear to work, but in reality we.

The owner is benjamin lazrus, who is a romanian born who migrated to the united states. Beginning in 1952, benrus had begun purchasing shares of hamilton watch company stock on the new york stock exchange. Watch collectors notebook benrus sky chief mans fine life. A collection of public domain world war ii books, radio broadcasts, vdiscs, films, and other ephemera. They cost barely more than the benrus reedition, and they are a tad larger than the benrus, also they have suitable matte cases. Brushed steel casing, 17 jewel mechanical hand wound movement, water resistant, selfluminous hands.

The other company that came out with watches that conforms to that specification is bulova. The award was created to encourage industrial mobilization and production of war time materials. Armynavy production award to stanley works, presentation program, january 20, 1943. Benrus is an american watch company, which was founded in new york in 1921 by three brothersimmigrants oskar, benjamin and ralph lazrus. In the supreme court of the united states department of justice. An accurate replica of the a11, a world war ii era issued military watch. This reissued benrus military watch is quite hard to find and is made to the same exacting standards as the original. Hence benjamin lazrus the original company headquarters were located in the hippodrome building on 44th street in manhattan. One of the first military watches to be equipped with a sweep second hand. Ww194003 well benrus army issue black wristwatch by. After being out of stock for almost a year, we came across 2 of theseonce these are gone, there will be no more new ones available. Vice presidents, eleven presidential medal of freedom recipients. Dec 09, 2015 the brothers were romanian immigrants. The benrus watch company of today has reproduced this battleproven wristwatch in tribute to the service of those millions of american servicemen.

Copper commando special issue connecting repositories. Army navy e award and 3 e stars for excellence in production awarded to shure. In the mean time, here is a brief history of the manufacturer you selected. Military until they were superseded by the a17 around. Karnataka official website of black and decker get more knowledge about the company login on. Military records reveal the extraordinary deeds of your bravest ancestors. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. By 1943, grimes was making more than 120 different aircraft lighting components, including instrument and interior lights. A comeback for the military watch the new york times. Ernst served as aclu general counsel from 1929 to 1955, and he and cocounsel. The name benrus was a combination of benjamin lazrus first and last names. The hall of valor is a searchable database of valor award citations collected by doug sterner, a vietnam veteran and military times contributing editor, and by military times staff. Race workers of local firm share in a rmy navy a ward doomed nan h1h ughts of a ward ceremony new before c 0 congress may abolish office tiic two photos at the top were taken during the ceremony here last saturday wlien the wriffht automatic machinery company was presented the army navy e award, the highest stovernment recognition for. He took the man to the captains cabin and administered first aid.

As it is known, the first watches appeared in 1900. As a result, the navy ordered sixty ships to be delivered in 1943, a quota which was matched and exceeded when the yard produced ninety ships that year, for which it was awarded the armynavy e award. He then returned to the deck and helped in the task of treating the rest of the wounded. Watches with patina benrus milw50717 type ii class a military. By wars end, the award had been earned by only 5% of the more than. Armynavy e award winners recipients in world war two.

While cosmetically similar, the milw46374 spec was intended as a simple, inexpensive field watch for infantry and most other army personnel. In contrast, the milw3818b specification called for a highergrade unit approved for use by army, navy and air force and as such, differed in a few key ways. New york on the evening of march 19, 2003, giovanni feroce was a ground operations officer in the united states army stationed at the command forward headquarters in. Although the type is stamped on the back of the case along with milspec number, manufacturer, nsn, manufacturer part number, contract number, production date, and serial number, telling type i from type ii is as easy as looking at the dial. See who you know at benrus, leverage your professional network, and get hired. Where is possible i will try to make a link to the movements bases presented by dr. These military watches tend to have stainless steel designs and are constructed with helpful 3hand analog displays, so you can keep track of the time down to the exact second. Its distinguishing feature is its frontloading, asymmetrical case with solid, nonremovable lug bars for strap attachment. Navy board for production awards letter dated january 12, 1943. Miller, the judge advocate general, united states navy. Sep 30, 2015 with guidance from the military specification, there were two types of these watches produced.

So it seemed fitting that benrus would get the nod once more to supply watches to the military, this time to elite diving units like the seals. Military field watches several readers have asked me how they might get started collecting vintage watches. What really puts me off the benrus is the pseudo1944marketing. Show off your rugged side with a benrus military watch. Today, prices will vary depending on the age of the model as these watches continued to be produced for the u. Fp410 recognized with the technical achievement award from the international television association for significantly advancing the state of the art in the field of nonnetwork television. Army navy e award termination letter and award winners for new mexico and new york. Image of e award pin for northern pump company, minneapolis, minnesota. Find rare, vintage, used and new watches for sale on the webs most popular watch enthusiast forums. War workers in 4283 of the nations topflight war production facilities earned the armynavy e award for their part in the defeat of the axis powers, it was announced today by the war and navy. Over the years, many members of the fraternity of phi gamma delta also known as fiji have gained notability in their chosen fields.

The joint army navy phonetic radio alphabet used to identify the names of the battalions letter companies. In 1942, his company earned the coveted army navy e award for production excellence an award given to less than 5 percent of plants involved in war work. The company won a third class medal for finished watches at the national. Benrus was created in 1921 as a watch brand and registered in 1922. View this item and discover similar for sale at 1stdibs this is a beautiful vintage benrus sky chief chronograph with a silver three register chronograph, plastic crystal, and a bidirectional rotating bezel. The strange correspondence of morris ernst and john edgar. The armynavy e award was an honor presented to companies during world war ii whose. Sep 03, 2014 new york on the evening of march 19, 2003, giovanni feroce was a ground operations officer in the united states army stationed at the command forward headquarters in qatar when he was called. Benrus watches we are out of stock or no items our inventory match your search criteria. Frank the award data and the completion date are included they all pretty much look like the page that is included as.