Marines In Forest Green

A reference gallery of USMC Alpha Service Coats and Navy Corpsman Jumpers and field gear from WWI, WWII, the Korea War and the Viet Nam War.

Monday, October 26, 2015

WWII US Navy Corpsman Stretcher

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WWII Navy Stretcher dated 1943. This style was produced so it could fold in the middle.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015

WWII USMC Raider Corpsman PhM2c 4th Raider Battalion

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The second Corpsman coat I managed to locate last month was this incredible 4th Raider Battalion Corpsman coat I found at a local antiques f...
Thursday, October 1, 2015

WWII Navy Corpsman Forest Green Coat 1st MarDiv Update

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Last year I picked up this Forest Green Marine Coat IDed to a Corpsman in the 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. I was finally able to locate...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Chop Chop! The Sad Demise of USMC Coats that didn't make the Cut so they got the Cut.

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These break my heart, coats who somewhere along the line somebody felt that the patches needed to be cut off the coat. This one hurts the mo...
Monday, September 28, 2015

J. Murray Inc. 1944 WWII M1 Helmet Liner Restoration Part2

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The second item I sent to J. Murray to be refurbished was a dead look a like WWII M1 Euroclone helmet liner shell I found at a local surplus...
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J. Murray Inc. 1944 WWII NOS OD#7 M1 Helmet Chinstraps Replacements Part1

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About a month ago J. Murray Inc. 1944 , WWII M1 helmet restorers, announced that they found original WWII #07 Helmet Chinstraps for restora...
Saturday, September 26, 2015

WWII Carter's Indelible Outfit Ink Marine Clothing and Gear Marking Kit

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As seen in a pack layout in The Word this is Carter's Indelible Outfit ink pad used by Marines to mark uniforms and gear. This was a pad...
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Leonardo Flores is a Southern California based Film Director and Writer. Some of his articles have been published in There's That Beat rare soul magazine (www.theresthatbeat.com), Collection DX Vintage Japanese and American Toys (www.collectiondx.com)and 60's music magazine Ugly Things. Leonardo also wrote, produced and directed his first feature length film "Young Birds Fly" in 2006.
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