ww2guymandude Posted January 26, 2018 Share #1 Posted January 26, 2018 My favorite grouping I’ve owned so far. Harvey Nelson Albright enlisted in the Marine Corps on June 28, 1944 with B Co. 25th Marines 4th MarDiv FMF where he later disembarked from the USS Napa onto the volcanic island, Iwo Jima. On the first day of the landing, Pvt. Albright was shot through the ear warranting his first award of the Purple Heart. Five days later in combat, he was shot through the leg. Albright survived his injuries and continued his service at the end of the war with the 7th MP Bn, most likely on a short occupational duty. After the war, he was transferred to C Co. 3rd Bn 7th Marines 1st MarDiv, where he participated in the 2nd Battle Of Seoul and the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. By this time in the early 50’s, Albright had been promoted to SFC from being a Private during WWII. He was later discharged honorably in July of 1952. Huge shoutout to Captainofthe7th for helping me with this research! (Sorry for the messy Vandegrift jacket display, the mannequin is just too large for the jacket, but it’s too nice not to be displayed!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww2marine Posted January 26, 2018 Share #2 Posted January 26, 2018 Excellent looking uniforms to a hard fighting Marine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devildog34 Posted January 26, 2018 Share #3 Posted January 26, 2018 I love it!!!! Great stuff! Semper Fi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes Posted January 26, 2018 Share #4 Posted January 26, 2018 Great looking group. a real warrior Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted January 26, 2018 Share #5 Posted January 26, 2018 A really great Marine Corps uniform group!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidercollector Posted January 26, 2018 Share #6 Posted January 26, 2018 Very Nice, Awesome fine and research. Thanks for Sharing . Love those marine uniforms. You going to get his file ? Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntssurplus Posted January 26, 2018 Share #7 Posted January 26, 2018 A great looking group! Great job on the research! Thanks for sharing!Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww2guymandude Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted January 29, 2018 Couple photos of Albright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerialbridge Posted January 29, 2018 Share #9 Posted January 29, 2018 Will make a great display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky 7th Armored Posted February 1, 2018 Share #10 Posted February 1, 2018 Great stuff!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremiahcable Posted February 8, 2018 Share #11 Posted February 8, 2018 That's a great set of uniforms, thank you for sharing them here! BTW, that rank is Gunnery Sergeant, or "Gunny", not SFC which is the army equivalent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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