ww2guymandude Posted June 20, 2018 Share #1 Posted June 20, 2018 Hi guys! Proud to say that I’ve completed a full year of non-stop collecting and I don’t plan on stopping any time soon! Figured that I would post a majority of my uniforms to celebrate the occasion. -Evan Iwo Jima vets: ID’d 36th ID, 143rd Inf. jacket: Few PTO jackets (13th AAF, 32nd ID, 11th AAF): 31st ID, 155th Inf. jacket ID’d to T/4 Frank Cianni: This one’s pretty interesting as he served in both theaters, earning his CMB in the PTO after serving as a combat medic in ETO HQ. 7th Army/1st Army jacket attributed to “Frederick Lowman”, an Operation Dragoon vet: Will post some more photos in a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted June 20, 2018 Share #2 Posted June 20, 2018 Looks like the makings of a happy anniversary. Congrats! Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted June 20, 2018 Share #3 Posted June 20, 2018 That would be a great collection if you'd been collecting for 10 years. How do you find the uniforms? My Dad was in the 32nd Division so that would be my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww2guymandude Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted June 20, 2018 3rd MAC, 14th defense Bn jacket ID’d to “Donald J. Keefe”: Assorted USMC jackets: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww2guymandude Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted June 20, 2018 That would be a great collection if you'd been collecting for 10 years. How do you find the uniforms? My Dad was in the 32nd Division so that would be my favorite. I find most of them on eBay or from other forum members. The 32nd uniform is one of my favorites too! Definitely a hard fighting pacific unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted June 20, 2018 Share #6 Posted June 20, 2018 I'd say that's a GREAT one year collection. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivydiv Posted June 21, 2018 Share #7 Posted June 21, 2018 Really nice 36th Officer tunic. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky 7th Armored Posted June 21, 2018 Share #8 Posted June 21, 2018 That’s a grand one year anniversary! Keep going! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted June 21, 2018 Share #9 Posted June 21, 2018 Great job man. I like how focused you are. Keep on track and you will have a great spread over the years that will when put together will tell a complete story. owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 21, 2018 Share #10 Posted June 21, 2018 Excellent collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 21, 2018 Share #11 Posted June 21, 2018 This coat is real interesting, do have a back story on it, as we see the COMZ combat patch worn with the 31st Inf Div and 155th Inf DIs, with both ETO and PTO ribbons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin Jack Posted June 21, 2018 Share #12 Posted June 21, 2018 Some how I suspicion that you have a particular liking for Marine uniforms. We seem to share that interest. Keep up the good work. Some very nice acquisitions. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonT Posted June 21, 2018 Share #13 Posted June 21, 2018 That's a great uniform collection, especially considering its only a year's worth. Thanks for sharing and happy anniversary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww2guymandude Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share #14 Posted June 21, 2018 This coat is real interesting, do have a back story on it, as we see the COMZ combat patch worn with the 31st Inf Div and 155th Inf DIs, with both ETO and PTO ribbons. Not much of a backstory, all I know is that he was in the ETO HQ as a medic and transferred later in the war to the PTO, earning his CMB at Mindanao Island in the Philippines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww2guymandude Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share #15 Posted June 21, 2018 Thank you everybody for the nice comments! It really means a lot to me! -Evan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 21, 2018 Share #16 Posted June 21, 2018 Not much of a backstory, all I know is that he was in the ETO HQ as a medic and transferred later in the war to the PTO, earning his CMB at Mindanao Island in the Philippines. Very interesting, seeing no Purple Heart, a guess would be he might of been badly wounded in the earlier phase of the Normandy Campaign, sent home, made a swift recovery, and then was reassigned overseas or volunteered for overseas service and sent to the Pacific instead of back to Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww2marine Posted June 22, 2018 Share #17 Posted June 22, 2018 Great looking collection! Keep it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww2guymandude Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share #18 Posted July 20, 2018 Figured I would add some of my recent acquisitions to this forum, rather than starting a new thread. Much thanks to the forum members that enabled me to add these beautiful pieces to my collection! First off is a WWII 43rd ID Ike jacket grouping named to Warrant Officer “Ernie Hargreaves” in the 103rd FA Ordnance Co. Next is a 36th ID, 132nd FA Ike jacket named to “Arthur Potter”, a veteran in the Operation Dragoon campaign, as well as Rome, Central Europe, and the Rhineland. Last, but not least is a 24th ID, 34th Inf. grouping in today, named to 1st Lt. “Charles Russ”. The 34th Inf. was initially assigned to the 8th ID, however in 1943 they were assigned to the 24th ID to relieve the 298th Infantry, seeing most of their combat in the Philippine islands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivydiv Posted July 20, 2018 Share #19 Posted July 20, 2018 Interesting 36th division Officer. Have you done much research on him? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conway Posted July 20, 2018 Share #20 Posted July 20, 2018 Always remember to communicate a change and/or complete a transaction on the forum when you start one Evan. You left me hanging on that MP helmet big time dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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