VHM_0121

Descriptive title

Navy Lieutenant Shoulder Pad

Initial context

Date

1965-1975

Object type(s)

Jewelry/Medal/Insignia

Material(s)

Description

Republic of Vietnam Navy lieutenant shoulder pad belonging to Nguyễn Ngọc Bách.

Collection

Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Donor(s)

Ngoc Bach Nguyen

Current location

Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Rights description

Object donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Ngoc Bach Nguyen

Data license

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Timeline

Navy Lieutenant shoulder pad origin

Vietnam

Pre-1975

1965-1975

Worn by Nguyễn Ngọc Bạch during his service in the Republic of Vietnam Navy, c. 1965–1975.
Navy Lieutenant shoulder pad origin left Vietnam, entered the United States

Vietnam

In Transit

1975

Left Vietnam in 1975 as part of the evacuation of Republic of Vietnam Navy personnel.
Navy Lieutenant shoulder pad change of ownership

United States

After Nguyễn Ngọc Bạch’s death, the artifact remained with his wife.
Navy Lieutenant shoulder pad donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Westminster, CA USA

October 3, 2025

Donated in Westminster, California by Mrs. Nguyễn Ngọc Bạch, wife of the late Nguyễn Ngọc Bạch, on October 3, 2025.