Grouping, US Marine Corps, S/Sgt Verle M. Pittser, VMF-223, Guadalcanal, Bougainville
Very nice WWII US Marine Corps grouping, composed of a jacket, trousers, a "Forest Green" service cap, and a black leather belt, all formerly belonging to Staff Sergeant Verle M. Pittser, who was deployed in the Pacific.
The jacket was manufactured by the Quartermaster Dept. US Marine Corps, during the fiscal year 1941–1942, size 5-L. It feature on the left sleeve only the rank insignia of a Staff Sergeant, a common wartime practice at the beginning of the war aimed at conserving resources. On the collar are two blackened brass Eagle, Globe & Anchor insignias. A ribbon bar is fixed to the chest, displaying the ribbons for the American Defense Medal, the Pacific Campaign Medal with two stars indicating participation in two campaigns (Guadalcanal and Bougainville), and the World War II Victory Medal. On the flap of the left breast pocket is pinned an Expert Rifleman Badge, specific to the US Marine Corps. The name V.M. Pittser is stamped inside the lining of the right sleeve. A black leather belt completes the jacket, with the name VEL. Pittser also stamped on it.
The trousers are size 5-M, with the name V.M. Pittser and the number I387AI1P stamped inside the lining.
The cap is the model specific to US Marine Corps enlisted personnel and NCOs, with the name V.M. Pittser stamped on the leather sweatband.
Very good overall condition.
Verle M. Pittser was born on June 18, 1923, in Parsons, Kansas, and joined the US Marine Corps on March 3, 1942. Assigned to VMF-223 (Marine Fighter Squadron) as a ground mechanic, he participated in the Guadalcanal campaign in August 1942, with his unit operating from the famous Henderson Field, the main objective of the 1st Marine Division during the landings. He later took part in November 1943 in the Bougainville campaign. He was demobilized in October 1945 and passed away on December 27, 2012, in Davenport, Iowa.
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Very nice WWII US Marine Corps grouping, composed of a jacket, trousers, a "Forest Green" service cap, and a black leather belt, all formerly belonging to Staff Sergeant Verle M. Pittser, who was deployed in the Pacific.
The jacket was manufactured by the Quartermaster Dept. US Marine Corps, during the fiscal year 1941–1942, size 5-L. It feature on the left sleeve only the rank insignia of a Staff Sergeant, a common wartime practice at the beginning of the war aimed at conserving resources. On the collar are two blackened brass Eagle, Globe & Anchor insignias. A ribbon bar is fixed to the chest, displaying the ribbons for the American Defense Medal, the Pacific Campaign Medal with two stars indicating participation in two campaigns (Guadalcanal and Bougainville), and the World War II Victory Medal. On the flap of the left breast pocket is pinned an Expert Rifleman Badge, specific to the US Marine Corps. The name V.M. Pittser is stamped inside the lining of the right sleeve. A black leather belt completes the jacket, with the name VEL. Pittser also stamped on it.
The trousers are size 5-M, with the name V.M. Pittser and the number I387AI1P stamped inside the lining.
The cap is the model specific to US Marine Corps enlisted personnel and NCOs, with the name V.M. Pittser stamped on the leather sweatband.
Very good overall condition.
Verle M. Pittser was born on June 18, 1923, in Parsons, Kansas, and joined the US Marine Corps on March 3, 1942. Assigned to VMF-223 (Marine Fighter Squadron) as a ground mechanic, he participated in the Guadalcanal campaign in August 1942, with his unit operating from the famous Henderson Field, the main objective of the 1st Marine Division during the landings. He later took part in November 1943 in the Bougainville campaign. He was demobilized in October 1945 and passed away on December 27, 2012, in Davenport, Iowa.
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/102750489/verle-m-pittser
Illustration documents available in digital format only.
