CHASEUSA11B Posted February 24, 2018 Share #1 Posted February 24, 2018 Hello everyone, my most recent purchase is an identified uniform to a Marine who served on board the USS Intrepid and was wounded in action. I plan on getting his records to get more details on how he was wounded and will post here when I find out. As it stands, Im quite happy with the ribbon rack and uniform. Thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cperkins510 Posted February 24, 2018 Share #4 Posted February 24, 2018 Congrats on a great piece! Looks to be in great shape and it appears that he had an impressive tour at sea from the ribbon rack. I've always been partial to the seagoing marines as my grandfather served as one on the aircraft carrier Belleau Wood. I was thrilled to pick up a set of alphas to a marine on the Bunker Hill for my own collection a couple years back. I'm excited to read about the history when you post it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 24, 2018 Share #5 Posted February 24, 2018 The Evil I, seen a hell of lot of combat. Do you know in which action he was wounded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntssurplus Posted February 24, 2018 Share #6 Posted February 24, 2018 Wow great uniform! Thanks for sharing! Hunt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHASEUSA11B Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted February 24, 2018 Thank you for the comments gentlemen. CPerkins, It is in excellent shape and Im always happy to find any identified uniforms. Ive never come across a Ships Detachment uniform with a PH before and figured they cant be too common. Patches, I dont know what action he was wounded in but his casualty card lists the date of wound as 16 Apr 45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin B. Posted February 24, 2018 Share #8 Posted February 24, 2018 Intrepid suffered a Kamikaze hit on 16 April 1945, on station supporting forces on Okinawa. Eight killed and 21 wounded, but resumed operations the same day. https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/i/intrepid-iv.html Very nice, thanks for the post! Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHASEUSA11B Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share #9 Posted February 24, 2018 Thank you for the info Justin. I just watched a great documentary on the Intrepid on YouTube which details the kamikaze attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 24, 2018 Share #10 Posted February 24, 2018 There would be plenty of PH recipients among Ships Detachments for sure, the Kamikaze attacks late war for one, then earlier in 1942 off Guadalcanal by detachments board all those Cruisers that either went under or where heavily damaged, not to mention those on Flat Tops during Coral Sea and Midway ETC . In example here are Carrier losses in WWII, this doesn't list the damaged one's, say like Benjamin Franklin (Carriers of course sunk post war as we see will be discounted). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sunken_aircraft_carriers#United_States Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsaye Posted February 24, 2018 Share #11 Posted February 24, 2018 There would be plenty of PH recipients among Ships Detachments for sure, the Kamikaze attacks late war for one, then earlier in 1942 off Guadalcanal by detachments board all those Cruisers that either went under or where heavily damaged, not to mention those on Flat Tops during Coral Sea and Midway ETC . In example here are Carrier losses in WWII, this doesn't list the damaged one's, say like Benjamin Franklin (Carriers of course sunk post war as we see will be discounted). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sunken_aircraft_carriers#United_States . I'm not sure the Escort Carriers carried Marine Detachments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted February 24, 2018 Share #12 Posted February 24, 2018 Very nice uniform and named to boot. Good to see he lived a good long life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 25, 2018 Share #13 Posted February 25, 2018 . I'm not sure the Escort Carriers carried Marine Detachments Correct Steve, CV and CVL's. https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/npswapa/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003125-00/sec1.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHASEUSA11B Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share #14 Posted February 25, 2018 Great info guys, thanks. I didnt mean to imply that ships detachment Marines being wounded was rare. I meant that theyre uncommon for me to come across and have an opportunity to acquire. Of all my WW2 marine uniforms I only have one other identified PH recipient and he was an infantryman. This is the first Ive personally seen for sale in my time collecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 25, 2018 Share #15 Posted February 25, 2018 Great info guys, thanks. I didnt mean to imply that ships detachment Marines being wounded was rare. I meant that theyre uncommon for me to come across and have an opportunity to acquire. Of all my WW2 marine uniforms I only have one other identified PH recipient and he was an infantryman. This is the first Ive personally seen for sale in my time collecting. We got ya, that finding named/provenance coats, Greens and or Blues, from Ships Detachment Marines with PH's is the rare uncommon thing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CHASEUSA11B Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share #17 Posted February 25, 2018 Im looking forward to reading his file and finding out the nature of his wound. As someone else pointed out- its fortunate that he survived and lived a long life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dentino Posted February 25, 2018 Share #18 Posted February 25, 2018 Great Alpha! My dad first went into the Navy on the Intrepid in 1963. Very cool that this Marine may have walked the same steps some years before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin B. Posted February 25, 2018 Share #19 Posted February 25, 2018 I believe most of the marines' battle stations on a carrier were 40mm or 20mm AA guns, so pretty exposed around the flight deck when a Kamikaze came in. BTW Jonathan Winters was a carrier Marine in 1945, Bon Homme Richard CV-31. Justin B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 26, 2018 Share #20 Posted February 26, 2018 I believe most of the marines' battle stations on a carrier were 40mm or 20mm AA guns, so pretty exposed around the flight deck when a Kamikaze came in. intrepid_1945.jpg BTW Jonathan Winters was a carrier Marine in 1945, Bon Homme Richard CV-31. Justin B. BB,s and CA,s, CL's too correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted February 26, 2018 Share #21 Posted February 26, 2018 Interesting uniform...I look forward to hearing what your research unearths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin B. Posted February 26, 2018 Share #22 Posted February 26, 2018 BB,s and CA,s, CL's too correct? I think so but not 100% sure on battleships, I think Marines could also crew 5-inch at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHASEUSA11B Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share #23 Posted March 10, 2018 The gentleman I bought this from provided me with some documents and I picture of the Marine which I was quite pleased to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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