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Found a piece of field gear that has a USMC UNIS marking on it. It has the 4th Division "half circle" with 115 within. What does that mean?

 

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115 tends to be the 4th Marine headquarters, signal Bn. I have some P41 trousers with the same markings and he was in the First joint Signal Company attached to the 4th Marines on Iwo Jima

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Thanks!

 

So the person carrying this canteen....was he a marine, soldier, or sailor?

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Is that the one on Bay State?

 

Saw it last night. I couldn't tell if the first number was a one or not. As it looks a little different than the second "1".

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I see that now.......looks like someone may have tried to make it into a "4"?

 

 

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I'd say that its 115, the extra little line looks more like a mark to me. I dont think that its 415 because they didn't really use the number '5' when marking out the company. The guy would have been a marine, is there any initials because that would greatly narrow down the guy.

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Not sure where you got that information, but 5 definitely was used as a company designation - usually as a Regimental recon company.

 

 

I'd say that its 115, the extra little line looks more like a mark to me. I dont think that its 415 because they didn't really use the number '5' when marking out the company. The guy would have been a marine, is there any initials because that would greatly narrow down the guy.

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I have read before that they were meant to use the 5 as recon, but I've never seen any examples, so I just figured that it was never really used

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Not sure where you got that information, but 5 definitely was used as a company designation - usually as a Regimental recon company.

 

 

 

 

I was under the impression it was assault signal company ?

 

 

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hello

have tbx radio pack with 115 and ALP marking , air liaison parties

 

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and sister canteen cover

 

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olivier

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I have a US Army musette bag UNIS marked "115". It is named to a marine in the 4th JASCO. I'll post pics later. Nice stuff guys!

 

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Bill K.

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