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Is it the camera angle that makes the shape so odd? If it is actually a square then it is 5th Div, 27th Regt. 3rd Bn Co I. The 3 may or may not be part of it but if it is then it belongs to a Sgt, the E I have no idea. If the shape is actually as it appears in the picture then it may be something else. This information can be found in the book Grunt Gear by Alec Tulkoff.

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hello

found pic on ebay with same unit marking 732 , unfortunately no information about division ...

 

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olivier

 

 

 

 

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The "732" in the box is for the 2nd or 5th Marine Division, 7th Reg, 3rd Batt,. 2nd Company, Could be off a little on the numbers. Maybe a Marine borrowed an Army shirt or vice versa. Do you have a picture of the front of the jacket? Looks like Marine HBT to me, but I could be wrong

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hello

thanks for comments and 27 th div link

pics of front jacket , army style with army laundry number

 

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another 27th div pic

Okinawa 1945
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thanks

olivier

 

 

 

 

 

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found some others pics from 7th div with same stencil

184rd infantry regiment 7 th division

 

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Elmo G Orgill was in 7 div 32rd infantry regiment Co E

 

olivier

 


 

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They are not Marine, and it's not UNIS. Follow the lines in the HBT weave, and you can see it's not camera angle. It is a stenciled trapezoid.

 

I just noticed you called it Army these markings are Marine.

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