Nice pickup! The stains you posted and the oxidation on the meat can pouch are totally normal and with use the Oxidization will wear off. If your using this for reenacting g your in good shape. Your pack doesn’t need to be sparkly clean. The rust stains and stains I. General I the fabric will be extremely hard to get out as they’ve had A LONG time to set in there. So there’s likely not much you can do.

So this is kind of amazing. bought the photo because I though it was a crisp and interesting photo of a WWII era plane. Turns out this photo was taken at Pearl City, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii where the California Clipper was docked on December 3rd and 4th before departing for Fiji & New Caledonia, on the way to New Zealand. It missed the Japanese attack by just 3 days. I found film of this on YouTube!   This film footage on YouTube shows the plane in dock at this location from the shore on the right side of my photo. You can see the seawall and the spotlights and flagpole at the beginning of the video clip that match up with the photo. Flag is sticking up just to the left of the 2nd engine (from right) in the photo.  The white boat can also be seen in both the film footage and photo.  So this snapshot was taken either Dec 3 or Dec 4, 1941, in the calm before the storm that would change history - not only the history of this plane, but of the world.    YouTube link:        

Haha, having Charlie brown peek out of that hole is a pretty genius use of the damage. It’s insane how faded the cover is! One almost couldn’t tell that it used to be mitchell camo!

Steve-   The missile patch is the 3550th Flying Training Wing (Interceptor) Rocket Meet 1955. Eglin Kwaks is a scuba club from the base. Fighter Pilots 72 is 35 TFS. Most all of these, including the ones Yokota ID'd, can be found on http://usmilitarypatches.com/ to help you in the future.   Randy

It should have an AN stamp on the nose bridge for both Army and Navy. You see these on 42-43 USAAF photos. The early ones were one piece rubber and later two piece. They had different colored lenses and head straps.  

GOT MY ANSWER. NOVELTY PATCH. THANK YOU.

Not sure about documents but I would imagine if coming out of the jungle after 2 weeks++++  I have seen pictures of gear and clothing put in a pile and I would assume for repair and replacement.  I have one helmets cover and it’s the guys second cover. I need to ask him about it. this cover was owned by a Marine and unfortunately I only have a last name but he made the best out of a damaged cover with a Charlie Brown patch and a Linus Patch ( between the liner and helmet)

According to his DD214 he joined the Corps. in 1948. Discharged and then re enlisted in 1950 until 1954. Disabled retirement. He left a Corporal in 1954. In 1950 he was a PFC, hence his chevrons on his blues. 

I was just wondering why it would be mentioned on a USMC document if he was in the Army?