
WW II Marine Discharge Insignia Question
#1
Posted 21 October 2007 - 04:21 PM
I just acquired a USMC Dress Blue uniform with the Third Marine Division SSI on the left sleeve and the Honorable Discharge Insignia on the right sleeve. Also has PFC rank, a 1/2 inch size ribbon bar with ribbons for the Purple Heart, Asiatic Campaign with two stars and the American Campaign. unfortunately, the collar insignias are missing. Oh, well! It was made by "Battleship" Max Cohn, who had shops in Long Beach, CA., Brooklyn, NY., and Honolulu. Marine's name is "L.H. Francis, uniform was made, March of 1942.
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BKW
#2
Posted 22 October 2007 - 08:21 AM
Can someone else confirm this?
G
#3
Posted 22 October 2007 - 09:17 AM
I believe it was superseded by the ruptured duck and no longer used by 1945, although again, one can never say never with insignia on uniforms.
CB
#4
Posted 22 October 2007 - 09:19 AM
BKW
#5
Posted 22 October 2007 - 09:20 AM
Your reply came just as I was responding to Gil. Thanks for the info.
BKW
#6
Posted 23 October 2007 - 03:35 PM
CB,
Your reply came just as I was responding to Gil. Thanks for the info.
BKW
Since it is pretty obvious that my memory could be off, I consulted John Stacey, AAMUC's resident sea services expert and author, and he was kind enough to reply.
Gil, They are for honorable discharge also but were used long before the (Ruptured) Duck, 1920's.
John
So there we have it.
G
#7
Posted 23 October 2007 - 05:28 PM
BKW
#8
Posted 23 October 2007 - 09:36 PM


Edited by Armed 2 tha Teeth, 23 October 2007 - 09:39 PM.
#9
Posted 24 October 2007 - 02:57 AM
This man went on to attend the University of Kansas and in the Fall of 1944 was "forced" to wear the beanie worn by freshmen since the turn of the century or earlier. This man told me that there were a lot of WWII veterans in the same shape he was in that resented wearing the beanie so they decided to stop wearing them. This would normally get a freshman's butt kicked by upperclassmen if the offending freshman was caught on campus without this hated cap. However, all of the veterans got together and decided that they weren't going to play the "wear the beanie" game.
If a veteran freshman was getting grief from upperclassmen, he would holler "Geronimo!" (must have come from a paratrooper) and other veterans would come running.
The Fall of 1944 was the last year that freshmen wore beanies at the University of Kansas.
I just thought some of you might appreciate the story.
Allan
#10
Posted 24 October 2007 - 07:30 AM
I need to dig out the other uniform I have that has this SSI and see if it has ribbons on it, I don't remember right now. I would have to imagine this SSI on a Dress uniform is a little less common that on the standard uniform.
I also need to do the research on the Vet. He may have been from Indiana.
I enjoy this forum.
I'll try to get some photo's up.
BKW
#11
Posted 25 October 2007 - 08:03 AM
These discharge diamonds were not very commonly worn to begin with as apparently most discharged Marines no longer wished to wear their uniform anyway and did not bother to have them sewn on. I am now quite certain that these diamonds were replaced by the ruptured duck. I, nor anyone I know, has ever seen them on a Marine discharged at the end of the war or later.
CB
#13
Posted 02 June 2019 - 04:47 PM
Everything I have seen or read about the USMC honorable discharge patch(used prior to the ruptured duck) refers to a white wool diamond shaped patch on the blue or green uniform. Has anyone ever seen or heard of a green wool diamond patch on khaki( I am assuming this would be for a shirt)?
#14
Posted 13 June 2019 - 05:52 AM
Any USMC collectors out there?
#15
Posted 13 June 2019 - 02:18 PM
#16
Posted 14 June 2019 - 07:17 AM
Thanks for your comment Jeff. I have a white diamond on green and on blue, and wondered if this green one could be the real thing. I am feeling better about it now after reading your information. If you do find the reference you mentioned, I would really appreciate you posting it.
fritz
#18
Posted 20 June 2019 - 05:47 AM
Very attractive example of a green discharge diamond on khaki. Love the stitching as well. Thanks for digging it out Jeff.
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