Item:
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Original U.S. WWII USMC Battle of Iwo Jima Named Trunk Grouping

Item Description

Original Item: One-of-a-kind. Captain Eugene S. “Bud” Stowers, Jr. served in World War II with the United States Marine Corps Leading a platoon of Marines as a Combat Engineer in the Battle of Iwo Jima. During the fighting, he received a battlefield promotion to company commander. Immediately following the war, he served in the occupational forces of Japan in Kyushu, Japan and in China in Tientsin, China. He was discharged from active duty in 1946 and retired from the Marine Corps reserve in 1958 with the rank of Captain.

This is wonderful U.S. WWII United States Marine Corps trunk grouping is named to Captain E.S. Stowers, Jr. and is comprised of the following pieces:

- Original WWII Size 40” WW2 USMC US Marine Corps P41 USMC Combat Uniform Field Utility Jacket in Olive Drab. It is named Captain E.S. Stowers, Jr. in black stencil across the back. This loose fitting sage green herringbone twill (HBT) cotton jacket features, original black brass “doughnut hole” USMC buttons, breast pocket and stenciled black USMC EGA insignia. Offered in very good condition.

- Original WWII Size 32” WW2 USMC US Marine Corps P41 USMC Combat Uniform Field Utility pants in Olive Drab. These loose fitting sage green herringbone twill (HBT) cotton pants feature, original “doughnut hole” USMC buttons, hip pockets, two open rear pockets. Offered in very good condition.

- Original WWII Size 40” WW2 USMC US Marine Corps P41 USMC Combat Uniform Field Utility Jacket in Olive Drab. It is named Captain E.S. Stowers, Jr. in black stencil across the back. This loose fitting sage green herringbone twill (HBT) cotton jacket features, original black brass “doughnut hole” USMC buttons, breast pocket and stenciled black USMC EGA insignia. Offered in very good condition.

- Original WWII Size 40” WW2 USMC US Marine Corps P41 USMC Combat Uniform Field Utility Jacket in Olive Drab. It is not named. This loose fitting sage green herringbone twill (HBT) cotton jacket features, original black brass “doughnut hole” USMC buttons, breast pocket and stenciled black USMC EGA insignia. Offered in very good condition.

- Original WWII Size 7 1/4 USMC Overseas Garrison Cap in fine OD Green wool with EGA and Lieutenant rank bar.

- Original WWII Eugene Stowers Jr. Bluefield W. VA. marked leather personal items case.

- Original WWII USMC EGA Zippo Lighter.

- Original WWII Multiple USMC EGA pins and ruptured duck pins.

- Original WWII USMC EGA cuff links.

- Original WWII Duffel Stuff Bag stenciled Captain E.S. Stowers, Jr.

- Original WWII U.S. M1936 web pistol belt.

- Original WWII water bottle with aluminum cap and “paratrooper” style cover.

- Original WWII U.S. Model 1903 Cartridge Belt

- Original WWII U.S. M1944 Wool Sleeping Bag

- Original WWII U.S. M1944 Wool Blanket

- Original WWII U.S. Map Case

- Original Post War U.S. Foot Powder

- Original WWII War Department FM 5-35 Field Manual

- Original WWII War Department FM 5-235 Field Manual

- Copies of research on Eugene Stowers Jr. including these links:

Obituary for Mr. Eugene S. "Bud" Stowers, Jr.

Bud served in World War II with the United States Marine Corps Leading a platoon of Marines as a Combat Engineer in the battle for Iwo Jima. During the fighting, he received a battlefield promotion to company commander. Immediately following the war, he served in the occupational forces of Japan in Kyushu, Japan and in China in Tientsin, China. He was discharged from active duty in 1946 and retired from the Marine Corps reserve in 1958 with the rank of Captain.

All in all a really nice genuine USMC WW2 uniform grouping that belonged to a member of the Iwo Jima invasion party, doesn’t get much better than that!

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