mes Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share #51 Posted February 10, 2010 Leif Very nice! hard to find item Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmbrzmn101 Posted February 11, 2010 Share #52 Posted February 11, 2010 I really like the m-41.That is a rare item being marked. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camopara Posted February 11, 2010 Share #53 Posted February 11, 2010 Here's some more combat used clothing from another former PM that went on to serve with the 5th MarDiv on Iwo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremiahcable Posted February 11, 2010 Share #54 Posted February 11, 2010 GREAT STUFF! If I can remember I'll dig out my PM set to a Gunny, later WO, when I get home and photo it for sharing here. Thanks for posting all this great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share #55 Posted February 12, 2010 Leif Very nice Are those part of the Erwin Albers grouping? Thanks for showing them. Jeremiah Love to see your see your set to the Gunny Thanks guys Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camopara Posted February 12, 2010 Share #56 Posted February 12, 2010 Mark, Yep. It has to be the best group I have. BS on Iwo as a rocketeer (bazooka). Dress blues, greens, P42s, boots, just a ton of stuff. JC, I remember that uniform, haven't seen it in years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camopara Posted February 12, 2010 Share #57 Posted February 12, 2010 Some of his loose insignia... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camopara Posted February 12, 2010 Share #58 Posted February 12, 2010 And his blues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share #59 Posted February 12, 2010 Leif It's one the best groups I've ever seen! Beautifull dress blues. I just made a deal on a large Iwo kia paramarine group I've been after for many years. I'll post it when I get it home safe and sound! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted February 12, 2010 Share #60 Posted February 12, 2010 Leif, That is a great set with all the tac marked HBTs to boot :thumbsup: Beautiful patch on the blues. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmbrzmn101 Posted February 12, 2010 Share #61 Posted February 12, 2010 Leif, Fantastic group you have. One question. Was the flash oval behind the wings significant to one of the BN's or to the Regt., or possibly a private purchase thing. Just curious because I did not think the Marines used ovals behind the wings. Thanks for the help and the pix since I am still trying to learn. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camopara Posted February 12, 2010 Share #62 Posted February 12, 2010 Kurt, I haven't even posted his best shirt! You know my theory on the patches so if it isn't Aussie or twill.... Here's the reverse of the HBTs- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camopara Posted February 12, 2010 Share #63 Posted February 12, 2010 Chris, I think the ovals are unique to the Marine, himself. I have never seen or heard of others doing it. This Marine was quite the artist as all of his HBTs are painted, his seabag, and all of his jumpwings he added the EGA. He had about 6 or seven of them done. Normally I don't trust wings with EGA's but with this kind of provenance and when you see the detail of how they were done, it's a no brainer. I have three of the wings and know where 2 of his others are...one pair is out there somewhere....back to the ovals. If you notice on the blue tunic the oval is one that could be an Army artillery oval. Those in the riker mount and on his other uniforms (I have two of his green tunics) are just felt. Pretty cool and unique! Here's our guy before Iwo in snowy Nebraska wearing his blues. Kind of funny but I drove through his home town this past New Years Eve on a way to a family funeral and couldn't help to think of what the town looked like back in WW2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty Smith Posted February 13, 2010 Share #64 Posted February 13, 2010 camopara, you are just a showoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camopara Posted February 13, 2010 Share #65 Posted February 13, 2010 Ty, Only on the USMC side...the Army side stays hidden!!! You can show some of your groups! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes Posted February 13, 2010 Author Share #66 Posted February 13, 2010 This is such a great thread. So much rare stuff. Keep it up. Showoffs are always welcome. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty Smith Posted February 13, 2010 Share #67 Posted February 13, 2010 Ty,Only on the USMC side...the Army side stays hidden!!! You can show some of your groups! I can't compete with this stuff ! This stuff is just awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camopara Posted February 13, 2010 Share #68 Posted February 13, 2010 The same PM's P42 camo jacket. When I got the group I was hoping that the camo was going to be the PM variety, but the P42 set is the next best thing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes Posted February 14, 2010 Author Share #69 Posted February 14, 2010 Leif What a great grouping and with camo to! I don't own any camo yet. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmbrzmn101 Posted February 14, 2010 Share #70 Posted February 14, 2010 Mark maybe you and I could beg some camo off him. I don't have any either. I do yard work, laundry, mechanic, Xray, Aircraft mechanic work to trade for camo. I could even work a deal to trade my soul if I had one. I am still impressed each time I look at each of the collections you each have.. Very nice, Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camopara Posted February 14, 2010 Share #71 Posted February 14, 2010 Named camo has got to be one of the hardest things to find. I had 4 or 5 sets of P42 camo before I found this one and sold them all for none were named. I did have a killer set named to a 2nd Div vet that I sadly sold...wish I could have that one back! I figured that if I had a set named to a PM, everything else was expendable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes Posted February 14, 2010 Author Share #72 Posted February 14, 2010 Leif Good Point. Camo name to a paramarine What could be beter. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes Posted February 14, 2010 Author Share #73 Posted February 14, 2010 Here is a kia Iwo parmarine Grouping I'm working. Leland Kesler was with B/1 and was kia with H co 26th marines on Iwo He was a machine guner Leland is in the center with the mustasche There is a ton more paperwork to this but my camera is dying I do more later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camopara Posted February 14, 2010 Share #74 Posted February 14, 2010 Mark, nice grouping...that name rings a bell so either I've seen it or heard of it... Here's one of my cases full of some goodies.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share #75 Posted February 15, 2010 Leif I really like this case with the small wings, fantastic patches and all.The kesler group is all paper work orignally out Windfield,Kansas.I wonder if his purple heart and certificate are out there in the collecting world? I have his brother's uniform group he was 2nd division on tarawa and Siapan. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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