VE45 Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 Uncle Jean, Uncle Cyrille, Dad Looking for WWII USMC and Paramarine related items. Link to post Share on other sites
VE45 Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 3 Looking for WWII USMC and Paramarine related items. Link to post Share on other sites
VE45 Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 4 Looking for WWII USMC and Paramarine related items. Link to post Share on other sites
blitzkrieg gsd Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Are those his wings that he's wearing in the last couple pics you posted? Sorry if I missed it but do you what unit was his last? Link to post Share on other sites
VE45 Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 Hi Blitzkrieg, the wings were his. One set of dress greens has the "Vth Marine Amphibious Corps" patch but I don't know if this was the last he was attached to. Regards, Jay Looking for WWII USMC and Paramarine related items. Link to post Share on other sites
124cav Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 How did i miss this? Killer group and great story too. The New Caledonia jump certificate is amazing. Always looking for WW2 Cavalry,Pack Mule and Constabulary horse platoon stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
katieony Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 WOW! An amazing Paramarine group! I especially like the studio portraits and the Australian made patch with red border! Thank you for sharing! Mike Link to post Share on other sites
dskjl Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Another keyboard ruined by drool. Nice! Always looking for uniquely marked helmets, WWI and WWII American Field Service items, WWII and earlier USMC items and named or numbered medals and medal groups. Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt Barickman Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 This is one of my most favorite grouping posted on this forum from its inception. Kuirt My hobby is my job and my job is my hobby. High School and University History Instructor Link to post Share on other sites
VE45 Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 I haven't posted on the forums in a long while but I just received a few priceless things to add to my Uncle's grouping. My Cousin Jason (One of Cyrille's Sons) recently gave me a photo of my Uncle somewhere in the South Pacific. Not sure when it was taken or where he was. My Cousin Jill (One of Cyrille's Daughters) gave me his Bronze Star Citation for Valor. Looking for WWII USMC and Paramarine related items. Link to post Share on other sites
bobgee Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 A truly "WOW" !!!!!! group. Semper Fi, Doc! Bobgee "I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold." (Message sent by 1st Lt. Clifton B. Cates. USMC, 96th Co., Soissons, 19 July 1918 - later 19th Commandant of the Marine Corps 1948-1952) Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt Barickman Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Still amazed by this group for a decade now and it just keeps getting better. Would like to see the USN crackerjacks when and if you are ever able. Thank you for continuing to update this thread and grouping. Kurt My hobby is my job and my job is my hobby. High School and University History Instructor Link to post Share on other sites
Bellumbill Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Incredible grouping! Don't know how I missed this - thanks for bringing it up again or I might never have seen it. *PASSES OUT* Best, Bill K. WTB USMC NAMED GROUPINGS, WWI, WWII (ESPECIALLY 4TH MARINE DIVISION ITEMS) AND UNIS MARKED ITEMS, NAMED INFANTRY DIVISION 4 POCKET CLASS A JACKETS, ESPECIALLY 34th ID AND NAMED GROUPINGS, FIRST SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE ITEMS Link to post Share on other sites
Ivydiv Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 You could search a life time, or maybe 2 life times and never find a better grouping. Being to a Relative just makes it icing on the cake. Great grouping. Thanks for sharing. Dave Link to post Share on other sites
Raidercollector Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Great Grouping. Just Awesome for you to be the caretaker Collecting Marine Raider Groups On the battlefield, Pfc Edward Ahrens, an Able Company BAR man, lay dying, soaked in his own blood. As his company commander, Lew Walt cradled him in his arms, he surveyed the scene around them. Nearby lay a Japanese officer, a sergeant, and thirteen enlisted men, all dead. Ahrens had been shot twice in the chest and bayoneted three times. He whispered to Walt, "Captain, they tried to come over me last night, but I don't think they made it." Choking back tears, Walt replied softly, "They didn't, Eddy. They didn't." Link to post Share on other sites
manayunkman Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 How great is this!! And from your family no less. My favorite photo is the pullover with jump wings. I have never seen that before. Are the pants para marine ? Link to post Share on other sites
Sand Flea Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 I have to agree, this is an amazing group you have. Thank you for sharing with us. Link to post Share on other sites
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