Original U.S. WWII USMC 1st Marine Division Blood Patch Dress Tunic with Parachutist Patch U.S. Marines USMC so I've been calling him

so I've been calling him

and points to the fact that this cap has mot likely never been washed since it left the desert sometime between 1942 and 1943

they had to return to base with engine trouble

Paramarines at San Diego were transferred to the 5th Marine Division which landed on Iwo Jima on February 19

and other wear from over a century of age and storage

Original U.S. WWII USMC 1st Marine Division Blood Patch Dress Tunic with Parachutist Patch U.S. Marines USMC so I've been calling himOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a fantastic condition WWII USMC Dress Blues Uniform Tunic with an rare 1st Marine Division Guadalcanal "Blood Patch" with a red border, this supposedly indicated that this Marine took part in the initial Guadalcanal invasion. Corporal rank chevrons to both shoulders and blackened brass EGA collar tabs and brass EGA buttons. The left sleeve above the left cuff bears a parachute patch which represents a