ID'D WWII USMC UNIFORM AND EPHEMERA GROUPING

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Nice small USMC uniform and ephemera grouping that is ID'D to Warren Reginald Lemoi. The group consists of various uniform pieces and paperwork, along with a copy of a 10 page hand written autobiography that Lemoi wrote in order to record his memories in the Marines. The lot includes Lemoi's forest green "Alpha" uniform set with tunic, pants, khaki shirt, overseas hat, gaiters, and belt. Lemoi's tunic exhibits an FMF-PAC Anti-Aircraft Artillery Patch and five ribbon bars. The tunic and pants are both unnamed and are dated 1944. The belt is named to J.L. Arne but was with Lemoi's memorabilia. There are also a few pieces of headgear, including a "Daisy Mae" hat named to Lemoi, a forest green cover named to Lemoi, khaki overseas hat, also named, unnamed green navy hat, and a pith helmet named to "George A. Bradley S/Sgt. USMC". Also included are 3 medals, one is a USMC Good Conduct Medal that is engraved to Lemoi. There is also a duffle bag that is named to Lemoi which has nice denim reinforcement pads sewn to the bottom. The paperwork mostly includes service certificates, discharge papers, post war VA information, a letter signing over a 1939 Buick 3 passenger coupe that Lemoi purchased for 650 dollars after he returned home, and much more. There is also a small newspaper clipping that reads "Corporal Lemoi suffered shrapnel wounds in the left thigh, chest and hand while in action on an undisclosed island in the Pacific last April." It appears his wounds were suffered when he was defusing Japanese 25MM shells when one detonated. The short autobiography completes the group and it is a very interesting read. Lemoi starts out by talking about how he left high school at 17 to join the Marines, and he goes on to talk about "guarding prisoners and hunting Japs". Some details are colorful and humorous, as he writes about camp life and duties and then jumps right into talking about "On all these Jap hunts we never left any Japs alive". This is a very nice grouping all attributed to one Marine. CONDITION: Paper items exhibit slight rips and tears but are nicely preserved. Uniform pieces, headgear, and duffle bag exhibit slight stains and wear typical of old military uniforms. Overall very good. JD

Item Dimensions: 16" X 13" X 11"