mes Posted December 4, 2017 Share #1 Posted December 4, 2017 A recent purchase 3rd Marine division kia iwo jima group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted December 5, 2017 Fran Graber was born on Dec 23,1922 in Cincinnati.Ohio. Enlisting in the Marine on Aug 31,1942 He was assigned to Co. A 1st Bn 9th marines. Frank participated in Bougainville, Guam and Iwo Jima.He was killed on Feb 26 during the capture of Motoyamma #2 on Hill Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted December 5, 2017 His dress blues and a map of the Motoyamma #2 and Hill Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devildog34 Posted December 5, 2017 Share #4 Posted December 5, 2017 Absolutely amazing addition Mark. Glad his story will be resurrected. Semper Fi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted December 5, 2017 Share #5 Posted December 5, 2017 Mark, Another nice addition to your collection...congratulations. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted December 5, 2017 Share #6 Posted December 5, 2017 Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted December 5, 2017 Share #7 Posted December 5, 2017 Excellent, Mark. Congrats! Semper Fi..........Bib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGC Posted December 5, 2017 Share #8 Posted December 5, 2017 Very nice Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted December 5, 2017 Share #9 Posted December 5, 2017 Nice grouping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidercollector Posted December 5, 2017 Share #10 Posted December 5, 2017 Another nice group. Mark. Keep his name alive. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww2marine Posted December 10, 2017 Share #11 Posted December 10, 2017 That's an awesome group! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted December 10, 2017 Share #12 Posted December 10, 2017 Great group Mark! Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corpsmancollector Posted December 11, 2017 Share #13 Posted December 11, 2017 Wonderful grouping Mark and a fitting addition to your collection! Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike kelso Posted December 11, 2017 Share #14 Posted December 11, 2017 Outstanding group! Congratulations! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand Flea Posted December 11, 2017 Share #15 Posted December 11, 2017 Mark, Another excellent grouping. What is the medal with the gold star on the ribbon? Is that a state issued WW 2 victory medal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share #16 Posted December 11, 2017 It's "Brotherhood of locomotive engineers Kia" Memorial medal. Frank worked for the Railroad before entering the service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky 7th Armored Posted January 5, 2018 Share #17 Posted January 5, 2018 Amazing group of items which remind us of the costly price of war. It is great to see everything together! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanormalTrooper Posted January 18, 2018 Share #18 Posted January 18, 2018 Killer group, absolutely awesome. Thanks for posting, RIP marine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted January 21, 2018 Share #19 Posted January 21, 2018 Very nice group. RIP young Marine. Not common to find WW II blues. I would like to see close up front and back photos of the "Brotherhood of locomotive engineers Kia" medal. Very interesting. Thanks for posting! BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcmo Posted January 21, 2018 Share #20 Posted January 21, 2018 Great grouping that found a good home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share #21 Posted January 21, 2018 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share #22 Posted January 21, 2018 Sorry Still trying to figure out posting correctly from this phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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