If I remember correctly there were also military advisors to the film and he may have had a short cameo appearance without his name being mentioned in the film credits as one of the USMC military advisors.    Just my thoughts   Leigh 

. Hi Johan,    well this photo sums up how old I feel this week, long days, alcoholic socialising evenings, very short nights and more early mornings, finally all the celebrations are over,  my visitor has returned to the UK and now back to the gardening and housework      Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, June 12  2O25.    ….

* Sorry, The officer in question is ON THE RIGHT!!!

Greetings everyone. This is my first post in the forum, sorry if my English isn't the best, I can read it well but when it comes to writing I'm a disaster..    It's about a very specific question related to this movie, of which I have many good memories since I saw it for the first time when I was a child. It was partly thanks to films like this and many others like it that I became a fan of World War II history.   Specifically, as is known, in this film the USMC provide a lot of help, And it is well known that many veterans participated making cameos, many of them even appear in the credits of the film. A friend recently pointed out to me on X (ex twitter), that at the end of the Tarawa sequence, when we see Stryker's group marching, there is an officer on the left side of the scene who looks at them with a very martial attitude.   Could it be some other veteran who wasn't credited for his cameo?

Good morning all.   I was given this piece years ago, along with several other bring backs from a husband and wife  (he served in both the PTO and the ETO as a Combat Engineer and she traveled with the USO in the Pacific from 44-45).  I am unclear who brought this home.  I've had this in piece in storage and thought I would get some opinions on what it is, what it says, and possibly an estimate on value.  This is framed and is approximately 32.5x12.5.  Thank you in advance for any replies/help.  

Not specific enough? show the whole coat? It's like you are on Google and baiting these good people....Yikes!

Check out this site: World Bayonets....      https://worldbayonets.com/Bayonet_Identification_Guide/bayonet_identification_guide.html Look for "U.S. M7 Bayonets"  Ralph Cobb says that in 1968 to 1969, Milpar started to make a curved runnout as on your M7.  So that would make your M7 a Vietnam Era bayonet. The site also has a list of all the M7 manufacturers.   Marv

Great grouping I bought it off a picker from San Francisco,. Pictured are his Purple Heart, SSM, his dog tags, some sort of identification tag, and a scrapbook containing incredible information. The scrapbook contains an original article that I also found online that he authored detailing his injury during the war. The Purple Heart and SSM are 1940s officially engrave replacements.    Last week I was able to purchase his original Purple Heart and SSM.    Jerome J. (Jerry) Richard of Tiburon, holder of the Silver Star for gallantry in World War I, died in 1974 at a San Rafael hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 80. Richard was born in Louisiana and reared in New York. He moved to San Francisco before World War I and worked there as a banjoist. He served with the 91st Division, the “Wild West Division”.  On September 30, 1918, Richard was struck by sharpnel during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, a major Allied push against German lines in France. During this period, the division faced heavy fighting, including engagements near Gesnes and the Hindenburg Line.  The shrapnel penetrated his leg above the knee fracturing his leg. Richard was also awarded the Silver Star Medal for gallantry while in France I haven’t found his SSM citation yet.  Upon his return to this country, he attended school and established an optometry practice in San Francisco. Before retiring in 1969 he worked as an optometrist for 30 years in the City of San Francisco. Richard was married to his wife Cecile, for 34 years. They had lived in Tiburon for 33 years. He was a life member of Musicians Union Local No. 6 and served for 32 years as secretary-treasurer of the Western Conference of American Federation of Musicians. Richard was a life member of Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 15, and was a former department and state commander of the order. He was a past commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 818. the 91st Division Association Inc., and was past chapter commander of Disabled American Veterans. He was also a member of United Lodge No. 374, Free and Accepted Masons.

According to Stein only 3 were authorized, blue and white 82nd airborne, Black and Gold for 101st airborne, and Black and Red for special operations command in Europe. So that being said I have no idea 

Second 1 down wrong sword, should be this 1