Some flea market finds

[Tonomachi]

I picked up this lighter for 5 dollars at the flea market. I didn't know there was a Naval Air Facility (Port Lyautey) in this part of the world post WW2.

 

 

[Tonomachi]

Back dated New Years 1955

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I came across this 1962 dated USMC jacket with the owner's (Burrelli) name stenciled above the pocket with the EGA. The liner was intact and since I have never come across one of these before I paid the 15 dollar asking price.

 

 

[Tonomachi]

Inside labels which I thought was interested as they list the UK and Canadian equivalent size

 

[doyler]

Love those old pattern field jackets.I picked one up with Air Force tape this weekend and jacket and liner are size large.Great score and price.

[Tonomachi]

I picked up a pair of bracelets for a WW2 era USAAC pilot and his wife for 35 dollars. I was able to locate the pilot in NARA after locating the wife's obituary. His name was Blaine K. Coburn from Polk County, Iowa, who enlisted in the Army (Service # 17003970) on December 27, 1940 at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, as an Aviation Cadet. I don't know which squadron he flew with or even which Theater of War. For something this small there is a great deal of detail on pilot wing of his bracelet.

 

 

[Tonomachi]

Backs

 

[Tonomachi]

I found this USMC Depot of Supplies supervisor's booklet from San Francisco with many examples of how one is supposed to fill out forms for 8 dollars at the flea market. I believe it is WW2 or right after as the example forms are all dated 1945.

 

 

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Photo

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I bought this Dondero Sterling 318th Infantry Regiment DI for 5 dollars and got lucky with this occupation era Japanese made US paratrooper win for 3 dollars. The silver wash is practically gone and the rear tongue catch had broken off but for 3 dollars I couldn't pass it up.

 

 

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Backs

[Tonomachi]

I got lucky with a boxed bronze star medal which is not engraved but the seller told me that it belonged to her grandfather whom she identified as Charles Harvey Palmer. She only wanted 5 dollars for it and there were two framed documents that once belonged to her grandfather which I bought for 8 dollars to go along with the bronze star. The one document dated March 15, 1924 is from the University of Colorado fraternity of Alfa Zeta of Beta Theta Pi. The other document is Masonic dated March 2, 1939 listing him as a Sublime Degree of a Master Mason. With all of this information you would have thought that I could find his obituary or something on the Internet but nothing so far. I thought that maybe this was a WW1 bronze star with the early wrap around pin back but I found two WW2 era discharge pins under the medal.

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Medal

[KurtA]

That's a rather scarce WW2 USN/USMC Bronze Star. Nice score.

[jgawne]

There is no such thing as a WW1 bronze star medal. It was not adopted until WW2.

[Tonomachi]

I found one of these obsolete Army woodland pattern camouflage load bearing vests of sort that was pretty mint and 10 dollars and came with a bunch of AF Air Training Command patches that I really didn't want but I had to take them if I wanted the vest.

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Back & Patches

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I found this ERDL boonie hat for 3 dollars.

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The last thing I picked up were a pair of SVN War era jungle boots with the fold in the rear heel for 8 dollars.

[Teamski]

That's a rather scarce WW2 USN/USMC Bronze Star. Nice score.

 

 

Yep, the best of the lot! Well done!

 

-Ski

[Tonomachi]

That's a rather scarce WW2 USN/USMC Bronze Star. Nice score.

 

I don't know that much about medals as pointed out by jgwane but the granddaughter thought he was in the Army. Since this is a USN/USMC Bronze Star does that mean she was mistaken or did they also issue the USN/USMC style Bronze Stars to Army personnel during WW2?