muddyboots Posted December 10, 2017 Share #1 Posted December 10, 2017 This tag was brought back by a Officer of the 2nd Service Battalion 2nd Marine Division. The tag belonged to the 2nd Transport Regiment, 2nd Division who was sent to Guadalcanal with 3 Battalions in September and the rest in October 1942. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddyboots Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted December 10, 2017 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddyboots Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted December 10, 2017 Here is the Vets obituary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted December 10, 2017 Share #4 Posted December 10, 2017 Very nice item. I take it that you had the tag translated - does it have a soldier's name on it? I would assume that it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddyboots Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share #5 Posted December 10, 2017 Just the soldiers number 383. And it was translated at the Japanese forum at Wehrmacht Awards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted December 10, 2017 Share #6 Posted December 10, 2017 An interesting artifact! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted December 10, 2017 Share #7 Posted December 10, 2017 muddyboots - thanks for the information. Being that personal really makes it an interesting find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted December 11, 2017 Share #8 Posted December 11, 2017 From an officer in the 2nd Marine Division who was at Tarawa and a Japanese tag documented to Guadalcanal when the 2nd Regiment was there, love it. Congrats, Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCapturephotos Posted December 11, 2017 Share #9 Posted December 11, 2017 Really interesting artifact. Thanks! Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Cal.M1 Posted December 12, 2017 Share #10 Posted December 12, 2017 Thanks for sharing. A great item and great provenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddyboots Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share #11 Posted December 12, 2017 Thanks everyone for your comments and I have waited a long time for a tag like this too turn up. I pick Japanese tags up from time to time but it’s the first one from this point in the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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