I'll have to look into that one, looks like it's not too difficult to get without breaking the bank and a quick look at the few pages available on the internet archive shows a good range of subjects covered! Thanks for the recommendation!

Maybe this will help with your research.   When generally conducting research I usually stick to Newspapers.com (which by the way is the best I've found out of the three major paid subscriptions), a FREE newspaper article website is fultonhistory.com (which I've found is mostly for newspapers on the east coast of the U.S. and sometimes will have articles that you can't find on the paid sites), Ancestry.com (which I get access to for free online through my local library, otherwise it's a paid subscription), the FREE alternative to Ancestry.com would be FamilySearch.org (which contains most everything that Ancestry.com has and occasionally might have a few tidbits more, although less user friendly than Ancestry), Find-A-Grave.com (A free site, which I've found to be extremely helpful when conducting searches on items were you might only be able to see partial names and for their obituaries and photos sometimes), NARA (for Morning Reports and Award Cards/Info, as well as other documents and photographs).   Below, I've copies all the URL's for websites I have used to conduct research from time to time and sometimes more frequently than that in the past.  I have them all save under a folder in Google Chrome called Military Reference.  I believe anyone can copy and paste some or all of these into your own bookmarks folder on Chrome or into your Favorites folder on a Windows machine.   https://catalog.archives.gov/search?q="Award Cards"&f.recordGroupNoCollectionId=64 https://archive.org/details/1945ServiceRibbonGuide/1945 Service Ribbon Guide.jpg http://www.watchcount.com/#serp http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/124230 https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/wwii/infantry/27thInfDiv/Pictorial_History/27thInfDiv_PH_A.htm https://www.511pir.com/ http://accident-report.com/officers/usa/30_35/3035dir.html https://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf https://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/504/504.html http://www.joebaugher.com/ http://amache.org/ http://www.americanairmuseum.com/ https://www.americanancestors.org/index.aspx http://aafcollection.info/items/list.php http://www.ww2wings.com/ https://www.ww2wings.com/main.shtml http://www.b26.com/ http://www.cdnmilitarycollectors.com/ https://www.nps.gov/wapa/learn/historyculture/guam-armed-forces-casualties.htm http://www.cbi-history.com/part_iii_adg.html https://sites.google.com/view/ccc-uniforms/home https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ https://www.ancestrypaths.com/military-records/civil-war-military-records-colored-troops/ https://www.classicfirearms.com/ http://www.criticalpast.com/ http://hglanham.tripod.com/metalinsignia2/datingclutches.html http://encyclopedia.densho.org/ https://thechaplainkit.com/history/general-military-history/determining-dates-of-historic-military-clothing-equipment/ http://dscdatabase.com/ https://www.etohistory.com/members?utm_source=so&configurationId=7b6d98dd-919d-40d8-b9d5-ada3ce5f9949&actionId=8adaa0b8-8a25-49e1-90ab-e9ac0ad45ef7&cid=5cadfdb9-dbb6-4207-946a-cfd41be71b1d&utm_content=a3bfe6a9-402d-486a-bb76-52ef79df458e&utm_campaign=8e77cc7f-d03d-47e8-8a25-7253a8f21ce4&utm_medium=mail http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp http://www.findagrave.com/ https://www.fdmuseum.org/researchers/digital-archives/ https://firstdivisionmuseum.nmtvault.com/jsp/PsSearchResults.jsp https://www.gutenberg.org/ http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html http://www.gaylord.com/ https://jref.com/forums/good-luck-flags-militaria.206/ https://ddr.densho.org/browse/facility/4/ https://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/ngl/ https://griffinmilitaria.com/ http://gunstands.com/index.htm https://valor.militarytimes.com/ http://www.hollingermetaledge.com/ https://www.honorstates.org/ https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/Hough_The Assault on Peleliu.pdf https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/how-to-decode-a-wwii-army-serial-number/ https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/ref/FM/index.html https://archive.org/search.php?query="Charles L. Goodwin" Agromeck&sin=TXT https://www.aircraftinformation.info/JB_AIF/index.htm https://www.jstor.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=branded&utm_content=research&creative=676236692398&keyword=jstor research&matchtype=p&network=g&device=c&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20628233455&gbraid=0AAAAADP7uBXUjzmcEVkUp9Hi3pferMQST&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI0-u_mMCvjwMVYS3UAR22zQlSEAAYASAAEgIj_PD_BwE https://www.koreanwar.org/ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/Pages/war-diaries-ship-logs-operations-records.aspx#c https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/Research-Tools-Facts-and-Figures/Casualty-Card-Database/ https://www.goldenarrowresearch.com/marine-corps-veteran-locator/ https://achh.army.mil/regiment/root-valor https://www.etohistory.com/members?utm_campaign=8e77cc7f-d03d-47e8-8a25-7253a8f21ce4&utm_source=so https://catalog.archives.gov/search-within/601682 https://www.militaryfightingknives.com/ http://www.wartimecollectables.com/hallmarks-of-us-badges---insignia.html https://www.usamm.com/pages/military-medals-and-ribbons-precedence-chart https://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/topics https://catalog.archives.gov/search?q=*:*&f.ancestorNaIds=305256&sort=naIdSort asc https://catalog.archives.gov/advanced-search https://catalog.archives.gov/ https://wwwnet-dos.state.nj.us/DOS_ArchivesDBPortal/WWICards.aspx#military https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/educate/places/official-bulletin.html https://catalog.archives.gov/search?q=Official military personnel file&f.oldScope=(descriptions or online)&SearchType=advanced https://www.archives.gov/research/military/veterans/online https://history.army.mil/documents/ETO-OB/ETOOB-TOC.htm http://grams.pacifichistoricparks.org/index.php http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp http://mypatchplaque.com/products/ http://remembrance-project.janm.org/ http://www.ruddlesmills.com/index.html https://www.vetfriends.com/search/search_veterans_and_personnel.cfm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Army) https://www.dpaa.mil/Portals/85/Documents/WWIIAccounting/united_states_army_air_forces.html https://sortedbyname.com/index.html https://sortedbyname.com/ https://stewartsmilitaryantiques.com/ https://dissolve.com/ http://tankdestroyer.net/ https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/search http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/camph.htm http://www.coffeltdatabase.org/ http://www.genealogycenter.info/military/wwii/index.php https://blog.atthefront.com/the-field-jacket/ https://www.vfw.org/ https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/RecentlyAdded.aspx http://www.usarmypatches.com/ https://www.med-dept.com/articles/u-s-army-ww2-dog-tags/ http://www.usmilitaryknives.com/Table of Contents.htm https://www.universityproducts.com/ https://www.armydivs.com/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/844493674289480/ https://www.usww2uniforms.com/armyindex.html https://www.omsa.org/us-medal-rolls-2/ https://www.omsa.org/MedalRolls/US_MexBdr.php http://www.naval-history.net/WW2UScasaaDB-USNBPbyDate1941-42.htm https://catalog.archives.gov/search?q=*:*&f.ancestorNaIds=643795&sort=naIdSort asc http://usafupt.com/default.htm http://www.usafpatches.com/ https://www.hqmc.marines.mil/Agencies/USMC-FOIA/WWIISSCitations/ https://libguides.usna.edu/sca/digital https://www.cem.va.gov/nationwide-gravesite-locator/ http://www.loc.gov/vets/ https://www.vietnamgear.com/equipment.aspx?cat=2 https://www.vpnavy.com/index1.html https://www.etohistory.com/ https://wetransfer.com/ https://www.med-dept.com/ http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/338106-wwii-hospital-admission-card-files-1942-1954-now-on-ancestry/ https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/search-the-registry/ https://29thdivisionassociation.com/morning-reports/ http://wwii-enlistment.com/

So cool that you remember him.  That would be pretty neat if he donated some items of his to the museum.  I'm sure he was a proud Marine.  Semper Fi Arthur!  RIP

Matt, I recall Arthur as a kind southern gentlemen.  He came in fairly regularly for a few years and i showed him around the place. I believe my 4 yr old (at the time) daughter even gave him a tour.  He only told me he was a Korean War vet and never knew he was a combat Marine. I bet he donated some items to the museum. I may have to see if there are any records of his donations. 

Belt is for the bc1000/scr300 walkie talkie. Yours is missing the pin for each side. Probably Greek made since no markings.

Two more I remembered:   Corvette K-225 (1943) Go Tell the Spartans (1978)

Thank you guys! I will have to buy Bill Walter’s book as I don’t have any books on knifes and I should. I love the private purchase stuff like this and it wouldn’t hurt to have a reference book for them! Once again many thanks   Michael

i did!

Korea Ike’s great. Still a good flip either way👍

All the other recent finds have gone in appropriate threads, but these were a little bit on their own.   From a $5 pin bin at an otherwise very pricey shop, this 327th Glider/Airborne Infantry pin back DI from NS Meyer.  DIs aren't my thing, but as I recall pin backs like this are late 40s-50s which makes it an alright deal to me.     Also pleased to fill out my range of Goldenlite insignia quite a bit with this noncombatant PFC and Corporal, plus combatant Sergeant (a duplicate, oops) and Sergeant First Class.