Survivors of May 1947 B-17 crash in Nicaraguan jungle   Dig those floppy rotor head hats on the helicopter pilots          

Stocks of 6.5mm and 7.7mm continued to be used up until at least the 60 from its introduction. I’ve actually seen Japanese rifles and machine guns being used by Kachin and the a few Kayah fairly recently in Burma (now Myanmer) along with all manner of other antiques including M18 recoiled rifles and derivatives of.    The knife itself could range from the 30s to 50s, hard to if not impossible to pin a date unless another very similar example exists with a verifiable chain of custody. 

Having no experience with building Jeeps, are you saying that the Brits who assembled this one bolted the bumper on upside down?   ...or downside up as they're south of the Equator

With 4th Marine Regiment in the Philippines WWII, then served in the Korean War?

Very well done and quite informative.   This type of items never drew any interest from me but your article was so interesting that I read it all and enjoyed seeing the variety of hats that were worn.   Was there a pith helmet in the Navy at this time?

I can try and go through some officers I've researched on the NAMC medal before and help ya out. I don't remember seeing any one that had it that had a navy cross and Phillipines defense medal with a campaign star but I haven't heard of fakers making embroided ones before. It also looks in the correct order too. 

Yes, definitely. The pic is IDed as US Coast Guard members on Iwo Jima. 

Your very welcome, There are more parts detailed in the book. Copies can be found for sale but seem to have gotten pricey online, 

the individual looking thru his rifle sights almost center of picture, could this be USCG on his steel pot ?

.  Hi Salvage,   photos I have never seen before,  just looking at the hole on the front bumper for the cranking handle, it looks somewhat positioned too high compared to normal placement of the hole.       Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 30  June  2O26.   ..