Hi, thank you so much for this! I had seen much of this, but I had not encountered that honorstates.org website that you shared which sent me down a rabbit hole, to thank you! We actually went to LI Nat'l Cemetery last Memorial Day to visit and pay respects. Quite a sobering sight to say the least. Thanks also for the muster rolls! Although helpful, I am still missing the final piece of what unit Albert was imbedded with during the invasion of Peleliu. My best guess is he was attached to the 7th Marines as his 11th Marines were supposed to be firing in direct support of the 7th, but I have yet to be able to find a piece of information to document that!

I would say auctioning them on EBay gets you “true value”. You state you sold a few on EBay. Where these auctions or buy it now?   If BIN are not selling, you must be asking too much.  Go with a few auctions at a much lower  starting price.  That will give you a good feel for value and demand.  Then return to a fixed asking price for the remainder.    Maps that are too big (i.e. if you can’t frame it and display on the wall, what good is it?) have lower value.  And those of obscure locations probably have little value (unless they have appealing graphics or markings).   

Manufactured by Harlan in 1944. You may find this link useful - Garand Cartridge Belts - Civilian Marksmanship Program * (Information in the link has not been peer reviewed)

Very nice. 

I'm sorry for the confusion in my previous message; the translator made a mistake.   Hi everyone, after the introduction, this is my first message, please bear with me! 😄   This is the first piece I've acquired, and I'd like to know if you could help me date it more precisely. I believe it's from World War II, but the brass buckle makes me doubt it.      

I'm starting out with M1923 Cartridge Belt.

My late father used this equipment flying RNOAF (Royal Norwegian Air Force) Republic F-84G between 1957 and 1961. I assume it’s of US origin. We trained our jet fighter pilots in Canada late fifties, at RCAF Claresholm and RCAF Gimli etc.  

Hola a todos, después de la introducción, este es mi primer mensaje, ¡por favor, tengan paciencia conmigo! 😄   Esta es la primera pieza que he adquirido y me gustaría saber si podrías ayudarme a datarla con mayor precisión. Creo que es de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, pero la hebilla de latón me hace dudar.    

What are you wondering. I’ll probably be able to help you with it.

I'm currently researching information about equipment used in Vietnam for my Diorama I'm building. The topic I have is Jerrycans.   Were all Jerrycans Olive Drab regardless of the contents inside? Were there any distinguishing marks, labels or printing on them?   I really could not find any images of them being in colors other than Olive Drab. Not a whole lot of images out there had Jerrycans in them and most of them were black and white. The diorama will be a U.S. Army themed based on Qui Nhon Base West Gate Entry. Example would be a M54A2 leaving the base with escort carrying fuel and supplies ((Jerrycans, Barrels, Ammo, and MRE Boxes) towards Da Nang. Any information would be greatly appreciated.   Thanks for any information provided.