June 12-13, 2019 Edged Weapon, Armor, & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/13/2019
This group is identified to Sergeant Florence A. Thrower USMCR who joined the Marine Corps August 3, 1943 and served at Quantico doing payroll duty. A partial list includes: Four seersucker jackets and skirts, cotton overalls with USMC contract tag, two white cotton jackets and skirts, two green wool jackets and skirts, wool overcoat, five cotton shirts, ties, dark green cap, light green cap, light green "Daisy Mae" cap, dark green "Daisy Mae" cap, five garrison caps ,two pairs of boxed service shoes, khaki duffel bag, hat and collar insignia, sweetheart pins, dog tags, large photograph album containing a few hundred photographs pertaining to her Marine service, loose photographs , clippings, post cards, greeting cards, notebooks pertaining to her training, maps, newspapers, manuals, Marine Corps bulletins, Leatherneck magazines , her service diary with hand written notes and photographs pertaining to her service, United States Marines Quantico felt pennant. Most of her uniform material exhibits embroidered name tags reading " Florence A. Thrower". This is an extensive and complete group chronicling one woman's service in the Marine Corps during World War II which contains literally hundreds of items. CONDITION: Very good - excellent.