siege1863 Posted June 2, 2011 Share #1 Posted June 2, 2011 The photos say it all! Anyone have the poop on W.J. Beardon? Can someone decipher the meaning of the markings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted June 2, 2011 Share #2 Posted June 2, 2011 Awesome. Love it, Siege! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swmdo Posted June 2, 2011 Share #3 Posted June 2, 2011 That is one of the best ones yet!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siege1863 Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share #4 Posted June 2, 2011 According to a table on one website, USMC serial numbers from 350,001-670,899 were issued in early WWII. The Marine who had this sea bag had #575169. This suggests he saw service before being sent to China. However, his enlistment and service does not appear to have been early enough to be included on the Marine Corps Muster Rolls: 1798-1940 as found at Ancestry.com. Does anyone have a source for fully identifying W.J. Beardon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siege1863 Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share #5 Posted June 2, 2011 I believe I have found him, as Reardon and not Beardon. There was a William J. Reardon who enlisted in the Corps in August 1940. A tribute to him has been posted to the WWII Memorial. Service was with the 1st Division from 1940-1946. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plick27 Posted June 2, 2011 Share #6 Posted June 2, 2011 Now that is one killer sea bag. Congrats Mike. RJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhunde.ret Posted June 2, 2011 Share #7 Posted June 2, 2011 Fantastic - one of the best I've laid eye's on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob P. Posted June 2, 2011 Share #8 Posted June 2, 2011 Excellent one of a kind USMC find! Should of painted my own sea bag up back in the day. Semper Fi, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leatherwringer Posted June 2, 2011 Share #9 Posted June 2, 2011 What a fine work of ART!! that is an incredible seabag!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siege1863 Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share #10 Posted June 2, 2011 This sea bag must also, in part, document the Marine's wartime service since it is marked to the 17th Regiment, which was deactivated at the end of the war. Can anyone tell me what the "AR" and "B" symbols/markings denote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrapneldude Posted June 2, 2011 Share #11 Posted June 2, 2011 You weren't lying. I definitely love it. Nice bag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turmanator Posted June 2, 2011 Share #12 Posted June 2, 2011 Nice... He liked the ladies, didn't he? :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saber617 Posted June 3, 2011 Share #13 Posted June 3, 2011 Killer bag !!!! easily one of my favs..... :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saskatoon Light Infantry Posted June 3, 2011 Share #14 Posted June 3, 2011 Absolutely gorgeous sea bag! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABrangerjoe Posted June 3, 2011 Share #15 Posted June 3, 2011 Very cool, it very good shape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corpsmancollector Posted June 3, 2011 Share #16 Posted June 3, 2011 Superb painted sea bag, one of the best I've seen! Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted June 3, 2011 Share #17 Posted June 3, 2011 Great bag, clearly lots of time spent on-board being bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Queen Posted June 4, 2011 Share #18 Posted June 4, 2011 The Chinese markings (characters = Kanji) are as follows: A series of numbers: 535169 and the word Chuugoku (China) on there twice. Cool bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siege1863 Posted June 4, 2011 Author Share #19 Posted June 4, 2011 The Chinese markings (characters = Kanji) are as follows: A series of numbers: 535169 and the word Chuugoku (China) on there twice. Cool bag. Could that be #575169? That is the service number he has stenciled on the bag. Thanks for the translations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinO Posted June 5, 2011 Share #20 Posted June 5, 2011 Could that be #575169? That is the service number he has stenciled on the bag. Thanks for the translations! Japanese numeral characters are the same, it is indeed a 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hc8604 Posted June 6, 2011 Share #21 Posted June 6, 2011 The Chinese markings (characters = Kanji) are as follows: A series of numbers: 535169 and the word Chuugoku (China) on there twice. Cool bag. It is Chinese, not Japanese. Chinese would be hanzi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted June 13, 2011 Share #22 Posted June 13, 2011 Characters for China would be pronounced Zhong Guo in Mandarin (middle land/kingdom) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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