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    • 71Mach
      Came across some patches through a local sale….just trying to verify this is a WW2 era patch and possible value. 
    • mikie
      Just curious if on any of your early various Normandy visits you happened to pass by what turned out to be your current house?   mikie
    • Spartan19
      Multiple things here.    For one the uniform is dated 1941-1942 and is named to J.F.Riley. second you said you got it from the Weston West Virginia area and since the one guy was from that area you can automatically deduct that its not the korean war guy. Third the fact that he was killed in September 1942 and the jacket is also dated 1942 and has no patches on it leads me to believe that it most likely belonged to the KIA Marine Raider.   Fouth there's always the possibility its could be someone else but with everything I just said I would say its a 98% match.    Fith you mentioned something about the hand writing not being a exact match. That doesn’t really mean anything when it comes to stuff like this. For one lots of people wright differently on important documents then they normally do. People also back then had their parents fill out documents for them as a lot of them went old enough yet. Not to mention hand righting isn't a exact science and will change over time.
    • Gear Fanatic
      Yah, I was thinking the same thing. I think the gas mask and the chocolate chip are definitely combat worn, and maybe a piece or 2 of the gear, but definitely not the helmet. Maybe he was reissued it later in a deployment, or was a replacement once he got back stateside. Who knows! Yah this grouping is super cool, I’m really proud of it. I just have no clue how to go about finding info on the guy…
    • yokota57
      Plenty of info is available online on the USCG icebreaker 'Northwind". Your small "Vulcan" was originally 1/2 of a "His / Hers" matched box set.
    • adda91
      Photos for exemples 
    • adda91
      There are thé leather tabs for the oxygen mask on your H3. But i don 't see oxygen mask on corsair pilot photos during thé Korean war . Maybe only ground attack and straffing missions ? 
    • walt323
      Small Vulcan lighter from a local estate. Unfortunately no other info. 
    • eagle mtn
      The inside of that helmet looks awfully clean. Might not be the one he wore on deployment. I know mine is still quite disgusting haha   Neat grouping though!  I think this is the first desert storm one I have ever seen. Nice find. 
    • eagle mtn
      Hi all,   Received this in the mail recently from a vintage clothes shop in Thailand. For those of you don’t know, I am vehemently against people using original uniforms (regardless of era) as a fashion statement.    Anyway, it is far from the greatest condition, but it has a neat feature I have never seen in person. On the left breast there are little loops of thread sewn on for (what I assume to be) a ribbon bar. I occasionally see period pictures of men wearing ribbons and badges on field jackets, so its neat to have in hand. It reminds me very much of badge loops on German uniforms from WWII.   
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