April 5, 2024
USMC Marine WW2 Wool Service Jacket 2nd Div TARAWA
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"I always got that good feeling when I passed a Marine in town. He had that sharp shine and gait, like he was something special and knew it. Lots of times I felt sick looking at some of the Army dogfaces. There is a certain dignity, I think, that comes with a uniform and it must be rotten to belong to an outfit that doesn't have enough pride to keep that dignity up. I hated to see a man slouching, cap cocked back, in need of a haircut, shoes unshined...maybe it was because the price of Marine greens came so high to a man that a Marine never let himself get that way." Battle Cry, by Leon Uris US Marines in WW2 wore their forest green wool service dress uniforms proudly, and that was the only period during which Marines wore unit patches on their left shoulders. This USMC Marine WW2 Wool Service Dress Jacket is in excellent to near mint condition, with only two small moth holes on the left lower pocket corner. The jacket is complete with all of the original darkened buttons. It bears WW2 USMC Gunnery Sergeant chevrons and service stripes on each sleeve, and carries the patch of the 2nd Marine Division on the left shoulder. The 2nd Marine Division fought on Guadalcanal and in November of 1943 fought the epic battle of Tarawa. The Division's tenacious assault on Tarawa against fierce Japanese resistance set the tone for the hard fighting
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