Bidspirit auction | WWII USMC 848th Uniforms &

WWII USMC 848th Uniforms & Insignia - This collection of mid-twentieth-century United States Marine Corps militaria is centered on a framed black-and-white group portrait. The photograph is captioned in a white border at the bottom center as 848th PLATOON U.S. MARINE CORPS SAN DIEGO 1943 and includes the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor emblem with the motto U.S. MARINES - FIRST TO FIGHT. Three individuals are specifically identified along the lower margin of the mount as PFC. J. J. ERVIN, SGT. D. C. RICHARD, and PFC. K. F. SIELER. The lot includes several garrison caps in olive drab wool and tan cotton twill. The interior of one tan cap bears a stamped name D. E. BAUM. Another tan cap contains the handwritten name K. J. GRIMM and OHIO. along with the numbers 25 and 93. The collection features multiple sergeant rank chevrons in olive drab and red. A white embroidered cloth displays the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor emblem in gold and yellow thread surmounted by a banner reading SEMPER FIDELIS and underlined by a banner reading MARINE CORPS in red. A set of service decorations includes a three-ribbon bar representing the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. Also present is a silver-toned metal marksmanship badge with a top bar reading SHARPSHOOTER from which a cross-shaped pendant is suspended. A gold-toned Eagle, Globe, and Anchor collar device bears the stamped letters USMCR. A bronze-toned tie bar features the same emblem; the reverse side contains impressed characters that are not legible.