ocsfollowme Posted January 31, 2021 Share #1 Posted January 31, 2021 Recently acquired a mint example of the insignia that goes on to the lava lava. You can find articles in ASMIC's TP in issues: J-S 1994 Front Cover, page 2 and 38 A-J 2004 Pages 39-42 (b/w photos of uniform) A-J 2006 Pages 41-42 (diagram on wear) O-D 2013 Page 94 (best of the best, cap patch shown) JPStout's unbelievable complete uniform Mort's mint set for cap and lava lava Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share #2 Posted January 31, 2021 Please feel free to post information and photos from the web on this unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortaydc60 Posted January 31, 2021 Share #3 Posted January 31, 2021 Hi Steve, I was very fortunate to also get mine in mint state but even luckier that I got both sizes of the patch.when you check in the net all I can find as for images of the patches is basically one other set with some damage and mine and that was it. To me for Marine shoulder patches not squadron the Samoan, 4th China Marine and 1st Mar Anti-tank are the top three and was fortunate at one time to have all. hope my images add to conversation. Mort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtMaddoxUSMC Posted February 1, 2021 Share #4 Posted February 1, 2021 Absolutely amazing patches! I hope I can pick up examples someday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted February 1, 2021 I reached out to the major USMC museums to see what they have in their archives. The MCRD in San Diego used to have a small display but it was rotated out of view in 2012. I lost all images on my hard drive when I visited and ask them to email me what they have. It is interesting to note that the cap and lava lava patches are different in size, and that the cap is not a trimmed down version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted February 1, 2021 Here are the four that I can find on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtMaddoxUSMC Posted February 1, 2021 Share #7 Posted February 1, 2021 I have a friend at the NMMC I can reach out to and see what, if anything, they have in their collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted February 2, 2021 Special thanks to the: Curator, Uniforms & Heraldry National Museum of the Marine Corps https://www.usmcmuseum.com/ for the following photographs and scans: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ocsfollowme Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share #10 Posted February 2, 2021 The cap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share #11 Posted February 2, 2021 Recently discovered manufacturer sample of the two patches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share #12 Posted February 2, 2021 Here are the original orders regarding the creation of the Samoan uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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