| Name | 2nd Marine Division SSI, large handle, thin-2 (Richards) |
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| Catalog ID | HCM2899 | |
| Year | circa 1944-1945 | |
| Description | A worn 2d Division shoulder patch, variation with the torch handle thicker than the torch itself. Red "2" is very thin, possibly unfinished. About 50% white-back. From the George W. Richards grouping. George W. Richards, SN 263403, started his service in 1940 as a musician. In April 1944 he was an Armorer (511) Corporal with L-3-6. Was a Field Music First Class with L-6 (Guadalcanal?) in January 1943. Was in Oregon at the end of the war. |
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| Added | 2013-11-29 12:49:57 (updated 2020-07-16 12:57:39) | |
| Dimensions | 2.625x3.875 | |