One pole and a tree will do !

Ancestry - Herbert William Marx.pdf

Still figuring out how to use NARA, thanks for elaborating on how you used the search! 

Very lucky to have acquired this beautiful stiletto, it’s even got a remnant of the Ricasso etching. My other example has a cracked handle and knowing how fragile these are, it’s amazing there is no damage to the guard. The sheath has the initials “  H.W.M “ and a service number “ 816832 “ from my correspondence with the seller,  Herbert was with the 3rd marines, C company, 1st battalion and saw action in Guadalcanal, Guam & the Mariana islands. I’m very excited to discover more about Herbert and his service! 

Without a doubt that's a Sherman tank.

Some stuff I pulled from storage today.  Yeah, I know need to clean the glasses, reorganization a must and clean up the patches too.

Someone says this is a Panzer IV and I say it is a US Sherman. Who is right?

Here are my poles. 4' long not counting the thinner section. 

You are welcome.   I used FOLD3 (pay) for the hospital admission card using his service number and NARA (free) using his SN only and SN plus last name (links for NARA search below):   https://catalog.archives.gov/search?page=1&q=35718149   https://catalog.archives.gov/search?page=1&q=35718149 Phillips  

Wow! Thanks for sharing that!