2ndInf.Div. Posted December 30, 2017 Share #1 Posted December 30, 2017 was A bit bored this afternoon and decided to go through some of my field gear. I picked up this minty two-tone OD3 cartridge belt at the SOS almost 2 years ago, but never thought to research the name inside. As such, I was quite shocked when I learned that this belt belonged to Clarence Pinkard of Florida. While that may not seem too horribly special, a quick Google search shows that Clarence was an African American that served in the transportation corps, and was killed in the Pacific on April 1, 1945, which leads me to believe he was killed at Okinawa. Ill be doing some research on this at the National Archives, but thought Id share the belt (and T/4 Pinkards story) with you all. May he Rest In Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndInf.Div. Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted December 30, 2017 Name inside a flap of the belt, and enlistment record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndInf.Div. Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted December 30, 2017 Heres a transcribed news article on Ancestry, as well as his grave marker in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Flage Guy Posted December 31, 2017 Share #4 Posted December 31, 2017 Wow- quite a treasure you got there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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