The photos say it all! Anyone have the poop on W.J. Beardon? Can someone decipher the meaning of the markings?

 

 

Awesome. Love it, Siege! :thumbsup:

That is one of the best ones yet!!!

According to a table on one website, USMC serial numbers from 350,001-670,899 were issued in early WWII. The Marine who had this sea bag had #575169. This suggests he saw service before being sent to China. However, his enlistment and service does not appear to have been early enough to be included on the Marine Corps Muster Rolls: 1798-1940 as found at Ancestry.com. Does anyone have a source for fully identifying W.J. Beardon?

I believe I have found him, as Reardon and not Beardon. There was a William J. Reardon who enlisted in the Corps in August 1940. A tribute to him has been posted to the WWII Memorial. Service was with the 1st Division from 1940-1946.

Now that is one killer sea bag.

Congrats Mike.

 

 

RJ

Fantastic - one of the best I've laid eye's on!

Excellent one of a kind USMC find! Should of painted my own sea bag up back in the day.

 

Semper Fi, Rob

What a fine work of ART!! that is an incredible seabag!!

This sea bag must also, in part, document the Marine's wartime service since it is marked to the 17th Regiment, which was deactivated at the end of the war. Can anyone tell me what the "AR" and "B" symbols/markings denote?

You weren't lying. I definitely love it.

Nice bag!

Nice...

 

He liked the ladies, didn't he? :thumbsup:

Killer bag !!!! easily one of my favs..... :thumbsup:

Absolutely gorgeous sea bag! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Very cool, it very good shape!

Superb painted sea bag, one of the best I've seen!

 

Will

Great bag, clearly lots of time spent on-board being bored.

The Chinese markings (characters = Kanji) are as follows:

 

A series of numbers: 535169 and the word Chuugoku (China) on there twice.

 

Cool bag.

The Chinese markings (characters = Kanji) are as follows:

 

A series of numbers: 535169 and the word Chuugoku (China) on there twice.

 

Cool bag.

 

Could that be #575169? That is the service number he has stenciled on the bag. Thanks for the translations!

Could that be #575169? That is the service number he has stenciled on the bag. Thanks for the translations!

 

Japanese numeral characters are the same, it is indeed a 7.

The Chinese markings (characters = Kanji) are as follows:

 

A series of numbers: 535169 and the word Chuugoku (China) on there twice.

 

Cool bag.

 

It is Chinese, not Japanese. Chinese would be hanzi.

Characters for China would be pronounced

Zhong Guo in Mandarin (middle land/kingdom)