ID'D 1930S USMC SUPPLY SERGEANT DRESS BLUES WITH HAT FAMILY GROUPING.

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/18/2025

Family career groupings of Marine Corps pre-War father and WWII daughter. Highlight of the group is a very clean example of a "China Marine" era pre-WWII USMC dress blues uniform of George S. Furey, a Leatherneck with long service. Sleeve bears 7 hash marks with rare and short-lived supply sergeant stripes. Includes shooting badges and original 1/2" ribbons on chest denote 6 awards of the USMC Good Conduct Medal, service in Mexico, WW1 Victory, Marine Expeditionary Medal, Yangtze Service, and Nicaraguan Campaign. Also included are period correct SNCO trousers with red blood stripe and a period correct P1937 summer dress enlisted barracks cover. Furey enlisted in 1916 and was assigned to the Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va. He then saw service with a MarDet aboard the battleship USS Nebraska. During the 1920s he saw service in the Philippines, Santo Domingo, and the Philippines. After numerous promotions he was assigned to the MCEF in Shanghai, China. At the commencement of WWII Furey was stationed at the Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, New York, and would remain stateside for the remainder of the War. Included is a binder of photos and ephemera that primarily focuses on his time in China along with his wood and metal desk nameplate. His daughter, Rowena Stewart Furey joined the Marines in 1943 following in her father's footsteps. She served until the end of the War in 1945. Included is a binder of ephemera, photos, stripes, and letters related to her service as well as her green service cap with P1937 EGA named to her on the inside of the cap. CONDITION: Very good. From a smoke-free collection. No moth nips save a few noted on the trousers.