Original U.S. WWII Korean War Era USMC Duffel Bag Grouping with HBT Cap, Haversack, Leggings, Photos & Ephemera - Sergeant Anthony P. Bredice
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Original Items: One-of-a-Kind Group. This is an extensive named U.S. Marine Corps grouping spanning WWII and the Korean War era, identified throughout to Anthony P. Bredice. The group includes two named duffel bags, an M1941 haversack, HBT utility cap, leggings, web belt, wartime photographs, marksmanship score books, and personal ephemera.
According to the supplied research, Bredice served during WWII with the Marine Corps and participated in the Battle of Okinawa as well as other Pacific operations. He remained in the Marine Corps after the war and had attained the rank of Sergeant by the Korean War period. During the latter period he was assigned to Battery D, 2nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. We have found no indication in the supplied information that he actually deployed to Korea, so this is best described as a Korean War era grouping rather than a Korean War combat grouping.
The grouping consists of:
- WWII Duffel Bag: Named and stenciled to Bredice, with a stenciled unit emblem. According to the supplied history, this bag accompanied him during his Pacific service.
- 1950 Dated Duffel Bag: Marked with Bredice’s name, unit information, and locations, documenting his continued Marine Corps service after WWII.
- 2nd Pattern M1941 Haversack: Heavily and clearly named to Bredice, including “2ND PLT. T. BREDICE, SGT.” It is also marked to the 6th Marines, providing evidence of another assignment during his Marine Corps career.
- Pair of Leggings: Both are stenciled and named to Bredice.
- Canvas Belt: Stenciled with Bredice’s name.
- HBT Utility Cap: Retains a stenciled Eagle, Globe and Anchor on the front and is named inside SGT. BREDICE. This dates from his postwar / Korean War era service.
- Photograph Album: A modern album containing 17 mostly original period photographs from Bredice’s WWII service. Images include Okinawa, Bredice and other Marines in uniform, and various service scenes. One particularly interesting photograph shows aircraft nose art reading “Celestial Princess.”
- U.S. Marine Corps Score Book: For the M1 Garand and M1 Carbine, used during 1950.
- U.S. Marine Corps Score Book: For the M1 Garand and M1A1 Carbine, dated June 25, 1951, with several completed entries.
- Catholic Prayer Book and Souvenir Postcard Booklet: Personal items retained with the grouping.
The two duffel bags are particularly useful in documenting the span of Bredice’s military career. The earlier example relates to his WWII service, while the 1950 bag carries later name, unit, and location markings. Together with the haversack, leggings, belt, and named HBT cap, they create a substantial assemblage of field equipment associated with a single Marine.
The M1941 haversack is especially interesting because of its clear 6th Marines marking and the inscription “2ND PLT. T. BREDICE, SGT.” This appears to document an assignment separate from his earlier wartime service and helps illustrate how individual pieces of equipment followed a career Marine through different units and periods of service.
The photographs add an important personal dimension to the grouping. Although the album itself is modern, the majority of the photographs are original period prints and include scenes identified as being from Okinawa, portraits and group photographs in uniform, and other images from Bredice’s service. The photograph of the aircraft named “Celestial Princess” offers an additional avenue for research.
The two Marine Corps score books further document Bredice’s continued service into 1950 and 1951, showing that he was still participating in weapons qualification and training during the early Korean War period.
Condition varies considerably across the grouping, as expected for equipment that saw years of actual military use. The bags, haversack, leggings, belt, cap, photographs, and paper items all show differing degrees of staining, wear, fading, handling, and age, but together form a remarkably cohesive named group.
This is an excellent Marine Corps grouping spanning two important periods of American military history, with multiple independently named pieces tying the material to Sergeant Anthony P. Bredice. The combination of WWII field equipment, postwar and Korean War era items, photographs, score books, and personal effects makes this a particularly strong research grouping rather than simply a collection of unrelated pieces.
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