Countryman0331 Posted January 12, 2020 Share #1 Posted January 12, 2020 Here is the uniform of Leonard Andrew Chapelle. Leonard Chappelle was born in New Haven Connecticut on May 10th 1924. He enlisted into the Navy as a Corpsman on July 31st 1942. By January 14th 1944 he had completed his Hospital Corps School and Field Med School. On January 28th 1944 he would report into the Fleet Marine Force. Chapelle got his first taste of combat while participating in the assault and capture of Guam. It was a tough and bloody fight that lasted almost a month. The fighting resulted in 3,000 US servicemen dead and over 7,000 wounded. The Japanese would lose over 18,000 soldiers in this battle. Chapelle would then be transferred to 3rd Battalion, 22nd Marines, 6th Marine division on the 19th of September 1944. By April 1st 1945 he was assaulting Okinawa. The battle would last 82 days with the intent of using Kadena Air Base to invade Japan. America had 12,520 servicemen killed in action on Okinawa. It is estimated that roughly 110,000 Japanese soldiers lost their lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ww2marine Posted January 12, 2020 Share #3 Posted January 12, 2020 Fantastic. Love 6th Mar Div stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted January 12, 2020 Share #4 Posted January 12, 2020 Agree! Pharmacist Mate groupings that were attached to USMC infantry divisions are difficult to find. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryman0331 Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted January 13, 2020 Thank you! And I agree that they are extremely difficult to find, especially named items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike korea Posted January 13, 2020 Share #6 Posted January 13, 2020 Hello there i have an opportunity to buy a us navy n -4 jacket ww2 in mint condition the size is size 34 is that too small a size ? it is covered in cutters tags and really nice thanks hope to hear from you mike korea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted January 14, 2020 Share #7 Posted January 14, 2020 A really nice uniform with a great history! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishLegion Posted January 29, 2020 Share #8 Posted January 29, 2020 Wow! Outstanding Pharmacist mate group! Great colored period photograph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami O'Reilly Posted July 1, 2020 Share #9 Posted July 1, 2020 This is my grandfather's uniform. I would love the chance to get it back. I just sent you a private message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie ratzenberger Posted July 21, 2020 Share #10 Posted July 21, 2020 Hi - Does anyone know who has this uniform? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie ratzenberger Posted July 21, 2020 Share #11 Posted July 21, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie ratzenberger Posted July 21, 2020 Share #12 Posted July 21, 2020 I'm new to this site and wasn't sure how to purchase items Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww2marine Posted July 23, 2020 Share #13 Posted July 23, 2020 Julie, to access the sales forums you need to post 50 times. If you're only interested in this uniform you can send him a personal message. Just a heads up, Ive tried buying and trading this uniform from him and he has absolutely no interest in letting it go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lchapelle Posted January 25, 2022 Share #14 Posted January 25, 2022 Thought I would share some photos and items that my father saved from his military service. I'm not sure how his uniform ended up on this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriarChuck Posted January 26, 2022 Share #15 Posted January 26, 2022 Thanks for sharing your father’s items. Looks like a few other relatives items might be mixed in with the medals sincerely your father looks too young to have been in WWI (which the rainbow ribboned medal with the clasp is for). Did he serve in the Air Force later or perhaps someone else in your family. Because the other medal is the Air Force Good Conduct Medal which was not created until 1963. Friar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lchapelle Posted January 26, 2022 Share #16 Posted January 26, 2022 Actually that good conduct medal is probably mine since I was in the Air Force 81'-85'. As far as my father goes he was born in 1924 so the other medal may be his fathers. My father didnt talk much about his service and as a kid I never asked. I went straight into the Air Force after high school and he died while I was in the Air Force. I found those medals and pictures in a box of stuff my mother put away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lchapelle Posted January 26, 2022 Share #17 Posted January 26, 2022 13 hours ago, FriarChuck said: Do you know anything about that pearl Harbor bracelet ? Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lchapelle Posted May 15, 2023 Share #18 Posted May 15, 2023 Sorry for this late reply. I only know the bracelet was in a bag of photos. Some of which I have posted here. Like I said, my father never really talked about his time in service and as a kid I never thought to ask. I probably would have questioned him more when I got out of the Air Force but he died while I was still in. What the picture doesnt show is that it says TARAWA on one side and MARSHALL IS. and GILBERT IS. on the other side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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