Kurt Barickman Posted February 16, 2009 Share #1 Posted February 16, 2009 This is a set I have to USMC General Thomas E. Bourke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share #2 Posted February 16, 2009 Bourke was in the Maryland National Guard and was sent to the US Mexican Border and later joins the Marines, gets a commission in the 1920s. Becomes a artillery expert and was in charge of the 10th Marines on Guadalcanal as a colonel. When the 2nd Division goes to New Zealand after the canal, the 2nd Division commanding general Julian C. Smith makes Bourke a general and commands the 10th again on Tarawa where he earns the Legion of Merit. He is detached and becomes the artillery guru for all artillery on Saipan and later the liberation of the Phillipines. Then becomes the commanding general of the 5th Division in occupation in Japan after Rockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted February 16, 2009 another shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted February 16, 2009 There is a photo online of Bourke wearing this set of tans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted February 16, 2009 Oops, the tans in the other photo. He and his wife are buried at Arlington. I also have a set of dress blues named to him when he was a captain onboard the USS Maryland dated 1929. I have his oral history from Quantico and it seems in the 1920s, he had to go in and relieve a Marine officer in Nicaraugua who had become drug addicted and whip the contingent back into shape. Kurt Barickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhunde.ret Posted February 16, 2009 Share #6 Posted February 16, 2009 Spectacular uniforms Kurt... any info were was he during WW1? s/f Darrell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicjoy1945 Posted February 16, 2009 Share #7 Posted February 16, 2009 Hey Kurt ! Beautiful USMC uniforms and great history with them !! Thanks for showing !! Vic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belleauwood Posted February 16, 2009 Share #8 Posted February 16, 2009 Hey Kurt ! Beautiful USMC uniforms and great history with them !! Thanks for showing !! Vic Kurt, Super group! - Seeing your great WW2 groups makes one want to stray from his sworn focus of WW1 Marines (& a little aviation thrown in). Really nice uniforms to a long time Marine! Best, Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchbuff Posted February 16, 2009 Share #9 Posted February 16, 2009 Beautiful Kurt!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share #10 Posted February 17, 2009 Thanks for the positive comments. He was with the Maryland National Guard during the Mexican Border incident. I will check his rather LARGE file I have at home and see when exactly he entered the Corps as a commissioned officer. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosapie Posted February 17, 2009 Share #11 Posted February 17, 2009 Fantastic uniforms! Any chance of some bigger pictures? Ash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger Gunner USMC Posted February 17, 2009 Share #12 Posted February 17, 2009 Spectacular uniforms Kurt... any info were was he during WW1? s/f Darrell Bourke was at St Croix, The Virgin Islands during 1917-18. as a LT and Capt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger Gunner USMC Posted February 17, 2009 Share #13 Posted February 17, 2009 Kurt, these are very nice uniforms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted February 17, 2009 Share #14 Posted February 17, 2009 Amazing!! -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightenIrish35 Posted February 17, 2009 Share #15 Posted February 17, 2009 Holy Shnikes...sweet uniforms! wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dentino Posted February 21, 2009 Share #16 Posted February 21, 2009 SWEET UNI'S! MAN, THE COLLECTIONS THAT SOME OF YOU GUYS HAVE.......JEEZ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share #17 Posted March 8, 2009 Thanks for the kind comments, here is a link to a brief biography of Bourke and a photo of him wearing the exact set of tans in my collection. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/tebourke.htm Kurt Barickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share #18 Posted October 18, 2009 a shot of Bourke's dated 1929 officer dress blues when he was on board the USS Maryland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted October 18, 2009 Share #19 Posted October 18, 2009 Great uniforms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share #20 Posted October 18, 2009 Okay, this one of the shoulder board button was the only one that would upload :think: Will have to do some resizing of the other ones. Kurt Barickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share #21 Posted October 18, 2009 Okay, this one of the shoulder board button was the only one that would upload :think: Will have to do some resizing of the other ones. Kurt Barickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share #22 Posted October 18, 2009 Okay,maybe too small? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share #23 Posted October 18, 2009 Nice shot of the 1904 officer dress EGA. I have several photos of Bourke wearing this exact set of blues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger Gunner USMC Posted October 18, 2009 Share #24 Posted October 18, 2009 Again, this is a very nice and historically important grouping! Could you post detailed photos of the Generals stars that are on the greens. Those sure are some hard to find insignia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share #25 Posted November 8, 2009 Thanks Stinger, I am having a difficult time getting my photos small enough for this forum? Kurt Barickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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