He was in the 2nd and 3rd MAW 

If you are going to use it for reenacting, don't worry about cleaning.  It's collectibility will be ruined in short order any way.

The blade is in beautiful condition, very nice. I admire the leather work and stamps. Reminds me of earning my leatherwork badge in boy scouts. Whomever stamped there name was certainly proud of it and would be proud of the fact that it's being displayed in 2025. 

Here’s a friend’s Ford GPW delivered on 31st May 1945 still with blue drab numbers from the factory Numbers were re-applied after restoration as they we found them during teardown..        

ALL jeeps left the factory with blue drab numbers through the end of production in the Summer of 1945 The Feb 1945 Army Regulations were not adhered to until after the WW2 contracts were all done. The famous factory photo of the MB with hard top in the factory bearing white hood numbers was actuallyntaken in December 1945.   My 1942 Ford GPW as shown below sports the factory look of only blue drab US Army registration numbers. All other markings were painted in the unit or in theater.   Read more on markings on this page of my website: http://www.theliberator.be/liberator1.htm    

My vote for the 8th ID is WWII English made. You're in the right neck of the woods to find that one!

I got this patch when I was assigned to the Marine Corps Security Force Battalion PAC (MCSF Bn.).  It is for a Fleet Anti-Terriorist Security Team (F.A.S.T.). At the time the word was that the State Department had banned the patch due to the figure in a turbin in the cross hairs.  

Here the pee coat.same name on knife 

Iam not sure where he was stationed. Let me ask grandson he might know.he joined the navy in 1941 asked that .still cool knife even not government issued. Time period correct. Don't see alot of western knives around.or there to expensive to buy .this was local bought 10 minutes away 

Good afternoon,  I have been working on trying to piece together a display impression of my grandfather in the Pacific in 1943/44.   Today I stumbled across a great surplus store, the ones you unfortunately don’t see many of anymore and found a USN summer flight suit M-426A, Contract No. NXs-5138.  Any info on the suit and other equipment I would need to complete the display would be appreciated.   thank you