TheMariner Posted June 28, 2016 Share #1 Posted June 28, 2016 Hello all, a friend and fellow pickers father in law passed away! Her and her husband have no real connection to the stuff so decided to let a lot of the stuff go! The only military things found didnt seem to correspond with his service, a set of ww2 navy wings cap size and a USMC Sweetheart pin. This pin though did seem to correspond, he was an engineer in ww2 and was wounded and received the purple heart. I have some info about his service and a photo she sent me which i will post later. Now there are two mysteries here first i can't find an ID for this DUI, i hunted high and low and couldn't find another even similar. Secondly in the Meyers reference section its seems to state this DUI was early 50s production and i dont believe he saw any service after ww2. Any help would be much appreciated! Unit and images to follow later today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMariner Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share #2 Posted June 28, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B229 Posted June 28, 2016 Share #3 Posted June 28, 2016 Not engineer. That's the 8th Infantry Regiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted June 28, 2016 Share #4 Posted June 28, 2016 With incised NSM HM, also WW 2 period DI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMariner Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share #5 Posted June 28, 2016 With incised NSM HM, also WW 2 period DI. Thank you both for the help with this one! Tred this one has the NYC in the hallmark that i read was only early 50s ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 29, 2016 Share #6 Posted June 29, 2016 To give a more of a frame of reference, the 8th Infantry was a part of the 4th Infantry Division. Was he in the 4th Div during the war? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMariner Posted June 29, 2016 Author Share #7 Posted June 29, 2016 All i know presently he was in the 4th Platoon Co D 7th BN, is that of any help is identifying if it was his ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 29, 2016 Share #8 Posted June 29, 2016 All i know presently he was in the 4th Platoon Co D 7th BN, is that of any help is identifying if it was his ? Would that be 7th Engineer Battalion? If so then that's 5th Infantry Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMariner Posted June 29, 2016 Author Share #9 Posted June 29, 2016 I dont have that info i thought he was an engineer but now can't find anything saying that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 29, 2016 Share #10 Posted June 29, 2016 I dont have that info i thought he was an engineer but now can't find anything saying that ! Welp I don't know then, that unit may of been his Basic unit whereever post that might of been, and in whatever branch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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