A pair of U.S. Navy officer's shoulder boards, trimmed in gold bullion braid and bearing the single star of an unrestricted line officer. Shoulder boards such as these were worn on Navy dress and service uniforms to denote an officer's rank and specialty. This pair is associated with the archive's materials on a Navy officer identified as Lieutenant Bancroft, likely dating to the Korean War period of the early 1950s. Project: 218173