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A Marine on Iwo Jima smoking a pipe in a machine gun emplacement. Could we possibly move this thread to the field and personal gear section so it can get more notice? I know my self I don't come to the misc/unknown section a lot. Pipes are technically personal gear also.

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HEADED FOR THE FRONT - Grinding through the sands of Guadalcanal, US Marine tanks rumble through palm trees toward the front lines to assist ground forces, turn back counter-attacking Japanese. Guadalcanal - 1942

 

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A photo restored to color of Marines with the 1st Marine Division playing cards in New Zealand in 1944. Photo restore originally taken by Joe Dobree Pascoe.

 

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Sept. 11, 1943: After three days of fighting on the front lines on Munda, a Marine's tank crew take a rest, during which their machine guns are overhauled. This platoon wiped out 30 Japanese pill boxes. Left to right are: Pfc. Arnold McKenzie, Los Angeles, Calif.; Joseph Lodico, Sharon, Mass.; Pvt. Noel M. Billups, Columbus Ohio; and Staff Sgt. Douglas Ayres, Los Angeles. (AP Photo)

 

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In VN, they generally were referred to as "bowls."

A pipe poking out of a shirtpocket generally indicated a "head."

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BrigGen Lemuel Shepherd, Assistant Division Commander, at the Divisional command post on Cape Gloucester. Marine Corps Archives

 

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Marines cleaning their .30 caliber water cooled machine gun while in reserve first since D-Day. Iwo Jima - February 26, 1945

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An early 1960s Buccaneer, DI on the scarf and all. Fred Hudgeons 2nd Battle Group 32nd Infantry, he would make a career out the Army and would be badly wounded in Vietnam with the 2/27th Inf, 25th Inf Div in 1966, recovering he would retire in 1985. Note he sports a pipe stuck into the pencil/pen slot of his OG Wool shirt.

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I smoked a pipe in the field occasionally, still got this pipe too, actually had this pipe for awhile before, got it like in 78. Haven't in fact smoke it since, but still got it. So did any of youse guys smoke one?

I got this pipe in the "Tinderbox" in Anchorage in '73. Used in the field because it was small and fit in a first aid pouch. Placed it next to a .45 round for size comparison. My son now owns it.

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Brig. Gen. Frank Merrill was a pipe smoker, I don't have his picture, but I have one of Lt.Gen. Hal. D. McCown, if I can find it. McCown was SS Colonel Jochem Peiper's

prisoner during the Bulge ( 30th ID ) and in Vietnam was MR 4 senior military adviser in 1970. Frank Merrill was commander of the 5307th Composite Unit "Merrill's Marauders." Do you think there were other pipe smokers in the other 5306 Composite Units??

 

I just bought a fresh can Erinmore tobacco, so I will now go smoke my new $85.00 brier.

 

A Moi La Legion!

 

BILL B.

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WWII, no idea where it's taken Stateside obviously as he's wearin one of those Service Command patches.

 

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WWII, one Hank Lacy HUMP pilot China.

 

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Brig. Gen. Frank Merrill was a pipe smoker, I don't have his picture, but I have one of Lt.Gen. Hal. D. McCown, if I can find it. McCown was SS Colonel Jochem Peiper's

prisoner during the Bulge ( 30th ID ) and in Vietnam was MR 4 senior military adviser in 1970. Frank Merrill was commander of the 5307th Composite Unit "Merrill's Marauders." Do you think there were other pipe smokers in the other 5306 Composite Units??

 

I just bought a fresh can Erinmore tobacco, so I will now go smoke my new $85.00 brier.

 

A Moi La Legion!

 

BILL B.

Here's a Threefor for you Legion.

 

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And I just have to include this one as it's so cool :D A British Revolutionary War Reenactor I think in England.

 

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I am acquainted with this chap; I see him regularly at events in the northeast USA. Quite an odd fellow, but he always plays the part 100% when he is at events.

I don't smoke, but I always envy the cool accessories that can be had with pipes.

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