River Patrol Posted September 29, 2024 #51 Posted September 29, 2024 Early USMC Helicopter HMR(L)-262 Vulcan lighter set still in original presentation box.
yokota57 Posted October 3, 2024 Author #52 Posted October 3, 2024 USMC / Marine Photographic Squadron One (VMJ-1). Pohang (K-3) ROK "1954". F4U-5P // F2H-2P // F9F-2P // F7F-3P. *The Korean characters on the face of the lid ="Korea". Japanese-made "Wellington".
AlexeiK Posted December 6, 2024 #53 Posted December 6, 2024 USMC / 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW), "Vietnam". Japanese-made Zaima Cord. Googling suggests that a whole batch of these lighters were once produced. Any ideas about dating?
yokota57 Posted December 6, 2024 Author #54 Posted December 6, 2024 3 hours ago, AlexeiK said: USMC / 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW), "Vietnam". Japanese-made Zaima Cord. Googling suggests that a whole batch of these lighters were once produced. Any ideas about dating? 1st MAW in-theater 1962-1975. Late '60s to early '70s due to it being a butane. Nice and grungy! I like it!
yokota57 Posted December 12, 2024 Author #55 Posted December 12, 2024 USMC / Marine Air Base Squadron 32 (MABS-32. MCAS Beaufort, SC. (*rough translation: "We Are to Bear the Burden"). Japanese-made "Vulcan".
yokota57 Posted February 1, 2025 Author #56 Posted February 1, 2025 USMC / Marine Aircraft Group 13 "Operation Cannonball". 20 FJ-4Bs from VMA-212 and VMA-214 led by MAG-13 CO Col Paul J. Fontana. MCAS Kaneohe-Midway-Guam-NAS Atsugi with air refueling by USN AJ-2s and USAF KB-50Js. Japanese-made "Prince Rocky".
yokota57 Posted February 5, 2025 Author #57 Posted February 5, 2025 USMC / Marine Air Group 12. Pyongtaek (K-6) AB, ROK. Japanese-made "Prince".
yokota57 Posted March 27, 2025 Author #58 Posted March 27, 2025 USMC // Combined Action Program / 2d Combined Action Group, Quang Nam Province, RVN. XO MAJ Robert Ovens Broad, Jr, USMC (1933-1993, interred at Arlington). Japanese-made "Vulcan" lighter and Japanese-made unbranded personalized combo money clip. (**Note the misspelled "Man" on the lighter)
yokota57 Posted March 27, 2025 Author #59 Posted March 27, 2025 USMC / Marine Wing Service Squadron One (MWSS-1). Japan-Korea 1953. Japanese-made "Corona".
yokota57 Posted April 5, 2025 Author #60 Posted April 5, 2025 USMC / Marine Attack Squadron 224 (VMA-224) "Fighting Bengals". MCAS Cherry Point, NC (Deployed to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan Oct-Dec 1957). A4D-2 & A4D-2N "Skyhawk". **Thanks to "Mr. Bushido" on the WMF for confirming that the katakana characters on the reverse are the owner's name. Japanese-made "Prince".
yokota57 Posted May 13, 2025 Author #61 Posted May 13, 2025 On 3/27/2025 at 10:56 AM, yokota57 said: USMC // Combined Action Program / 2d Combined Action Group, Quang Nam Province, RVN. XO MAJ Robert Ovens Broad, Jr, USMC (1933-1993, interred at Arlington). Japanese-made "Vulcan" lighter and Japanese-made unbranded personalized combo money clip. (**Note the misspelled "Man" on the lighter) MAJ / LTC R.O. Broad, Jr receiving the Bronze Star w/Combat "V".
yokota57 Posted May 13, 2025 Author #62 Posted May 13, 2025 8 minutes ago, yokota57 said: MAJ / LTC R.O. Broad, Jr receiving the Bronze Star w/Combat "V". MAJ / LTC R.O. Broad, Jr USMC medals and ribbons.
yokota57 Posted October 24, 2025 Author #63 Posted October 24, 2025 USMC / Marine Attack Squadron 311 (VMA-311) "Tomcats". MEA/MCAS Chu Lai, RVN / MCAS Iwakuni, Japan 1966-1967. A-4E "Skyhawk". Japanese-made "Prince Rocky".
yokota57 Posted December 4, 2025 Author #64 Posted December 4, 2025 On 2/3/2023 at 1:25 PM, yokota57 said: USMC / VMF(AW)-531 (Marine All-Weather Fighter Squadron 531). "The Grey Ghosts". MCAS Cherry Point, NC. F3D-2 / F4D-1. Japanese-made "Vulcan".
yokota57 Posted February 24 Author #65 Posted February 24 On 5/12/2021 at 4:24 PM, yokota57 said: LTC W.C. Lemke, USMC / VMA-323 "Death Rattlers" Japanese Amita "Zogan" Lighter LTC Willard C. Lemke, USMC was CO of VMA-323 Nov'52-Jan'53. The lighter and box are in my collection. Cadet and headstone photos courtesy of findagrave.com. VMF-323 USS Sicily (CVE-118) photo is via the web. COL Lemke is interred at Arlington. Rest in Peace. A couple of extra shots taken in natural light.
yokota57 Posted March 29 Author #66 Posted March 29 USMC / Marine Composite Squadron One (VMC-1). Pohang-Dong (K-3) AB, ROK. AEW/ECM: AD-2Q / AD-4N / AD-4NL / AD-4W. Japanese-made "Prince".
yokota57 Posted April 1 Author #67 Posted April 1 On 6/29/2023 at 7:59 PM, yokota57 said: USMC / VMF(AW)-235 "Death Angels". Danang AB, RVN 1966. F-8E "Crusader". Mint in original box Japanese-made "Penguin". USMC / VMF(AW)-235 "Death Angels". MCAS Beaufort, SC. F-8D/E "Crusader". 1964 "Zippo" w/original insert.
yokota57 Posted April 1 Author #68 Posted April 1 USMC / Marine Fighter Squadron (All Weather) 451 "Warlord". F-8D "Crusader". 1965-1966 Med Cruise (USS Forrestal CVA-59). Japanese-made "Firefly".
yokota57 Posted April 1 Author #69 Posted April 1 44 minutes ago, yokota57 said: USMC / Marine Fighter Squadron (All Weather) 451 "Warlord". F-8D "Crusader". 1965-1966 Med Cruise (USS Forrestal CVA-59). Japanese-made "Firefly". Lt Col Robert Norman Smith, USMC. Pilot F-4B. MIA 19 Aug 1969 Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam.
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