HistoryNut Posted April 28, 2018 Share #1 Posted April 28, 2018 Today I purchased an ID'd group that belonged to WWII era soldier that also was an entertainer. I purchased these items directly from his daughter and she stated that he served as an MP/guard and also a part time entertainer of the troops. I believe he was assigned to the 3rd Special Service Company...I have a rubber stamp of his that has, "Script & Score" 3rd Special Service Co., APO 225 US Army. As you can see from his ribbons, he also served in the Merchant Marines early in the War. I also purchased his fixed bail helmet and service uniform (haven't taken photos yet). Hope you enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HistoryNut Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted April 28, 2018 Theater made "Theatre" patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HistoryNut Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted April 28, 2018 USAREUR shoulder patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HistoryNut Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted April 28, 2018 Soldier Show patches and USO pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
268th C.A. Posted April 28, 2018 Share #5 Posted April 28, 2018 Jack Pot! Great group! that's really nice.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted April 28, 2018 Share #6 Posted April 28, 2018 Outstanding patches, I'll repeat. JACKPOT Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWIIinterviews Posted April 28, 2018 Share #7 Posted April 28, 2018 Great grouping!! How rare is that entertainer patch? Nice find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberwolf Posted April 28, 2018 Share #8 Posted April 28, 2018 Holy crap! One of the nicest ikes I've seen on here in a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDogMilitaria Posted April 29, 2018 Share #9 Posted April 29, 2018 What Timberwolf said! What an awesome group, might be the coolest thing I've seen in a long long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 29, 2018 Share #10 Posted April 29, 2018 Wow...that's pretty incredible! I've never seen that unit patch before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 29, 2018 Share #11 Posted April 29, 2018 Also...have you looked him up on ancestry.com yet, to see if he shows up in any of the merchant marine musters? It would be interesting to see where he served prior to joining the Army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted April 29, 2018 Share #12 Posted April 29, 2018 That's a wonderful group. Always hard to figure how a family can give these things up but great to know it's with someone who treasures them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanemono Posted April 29, 2018 Share #13 Posted April 29, 2018 Great group and patches. Thanks for posting! Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted April 29, 2018 Share #14 Posted April 29, 2018 What a rare and incredible grouping!! Thanks for sharing!! A+++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36thIDAlex Posted April 30, 2018 Share #15 Posted April 30, 2018 What an absolutely fantastic grouping! Those patches are truly incredible. Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted April 30, 2018 Share #16 Posted April 30, 2018 A rare and historic group...congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Posted May 1, 2018 Share #17 Posted May 1, 2018 Now that is just an outstanding Ike! Congrats to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HistoryNut Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share #18 Posted May 1, 2018 Thanks to everyone for the kind responses!! I too find it to be a beautiful Ike and the patches amazing. I'm sorry for the delayed response...I work nights and I posted right as I was leaving. During the day I sleep and spend my waking hours remodeling our home. I originally saw a helmet sitting in a garage while attending a yard sale over 8 years ago. The veteran was deceased, but his wife didn't want to sale it. I stopped by the house again a couple years later and the wife still didn't want to sale, but her daughter was visiting from out of state and took my name and number. Low and behold, 6 years later she surprised me with a call on Friday. I met her at her parent's house on Saturday to purchase the helmet and again to my surprise, she brought out her father's other items. Although, I'd never seen anything like it or the patches, I knew it had to be very rare. I had no idea about value, but I made her a very fair offer...she was shocked! Her mother is still living, but decided it was time to let it go and add to her "nest egg". The daughter informed me her father tried to join the Army early in the War, but was too young. He was accepted in the Merchant Marines and served in the Atlantic. He then was able to join the Army at the end of the War. He was a seasoned tap dancer and was selected to entertain the troops. When we wasn't entertaining, she said he did guard duty. Dave, I have searched him on Ancestry, but haven't been able to turn anything up on his Merchant Marine service. Again, thank you for looking and your comments. Best Regards, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dentino Posted May 2, 2018 Share #19 Posted May 2, 2018 This is an amazing group. The patches are really "one of the few" left. Saw te other post where some of the patch experts weighed in and stated that this may have been a special patch made for a very small group of soldiers and thus makes this a VERY RARE grouping you have.....and they are beautiful. Thanks for sharing this special group with us here, first I have certainly seen of this patch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted May 2, 2018 Share #20 Posted May 2, 2018 What an awesome group. Please show us the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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