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1934 China Marine with a WWI cover EGA


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A while ago I sent Dirk a picture of my Uncle who served in China from 1934-1938, when he saw the picture his comment was "It does look like he is wearing an earlier EGA (WWI?) pattern on his hat.....I wonder if that is correct?". I enlarged the EGA's and it is a WWI EGA on his cover in both photographs. Here are pictures of the enlarged EGA's the set or EGA's he gave me and the original photographs. Also, here is a page from his records that show the ornaments issued to him by the USMC.

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Anyone out there know if the WWI era cover EGA is common for the late 1930's? I am just curious about a subject (EGA's) I know very little about.

Dick

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Dick,

I would say that this version, at that time period was uncommon. However not really surprising. Some of these EGA versions have 20-30 years of service life with only differences in manufacture and material. If one was to see me, I wear 90 year old EGAs on my dress collar and hat. As your Uncle's history can attest, he was quite a "collector" of things. Am I not right? What's to say a Marine in the 1930's or 1940's didnt appreciate older EGA patterns as I do?

 

S/F,

Mike

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Hi Mike,

Thanks, I was just curious. My Uncle certainly was a "collector". I am tempted to post his history, it would make very very interesting reading. From the photos I think the cover EGA may be issued. The photo of him with the white cover, without shooting badges, might be right out of boot camp.

Dick

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Here he is on his first leave home. This is from a small image so I am not sure if you can tell what EGA is on the cover.

Dick

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