USMC Officers Uniform Named and Dated General. WW1 to WW2
Uniform is named and dated to Lieutenant General Thomas E. Includes coat and Sam Brown belt. The coat is is in museum quality condition with no moth nips or stains. The belt is soft and pliable. EGA’s are perfect matches with one being repaired to pin back. EGA’s are marked Gemsco. Also included are 2 Ww2 original photos of the General. Picture frame and mannequin not included. Here is a summary from his Wikipedia page. Thomas Eugene Bourke (May 5, 1896 January 9, 1978) was a United States Marine Corps general who, during World War II, commanded Marine artillery units at the Battle of Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Leyte. At the end of World War II, he commanded the 5th Marine Division in the occupation of Japan, and the Fleet Marine Force, Pacific BiographyEdit Bourke was a native of Robinson, Maryland, and a graduate of St. Johns College, Annapolis, Maryland. He was commissioned in 1917 after service in the Maryland National Guard along the Mexican border. While en route to Santo Domingo for his first tour, he and 50 recruits were diverted to St. Croix, becoming the first U. Troops to land on what had just become the American Virgin Islands. Post-World War I tours included service at Quantico, Parris Island, San Diego, and Headquarters Marine Corps. He also served at Pearl Harbor; was commanding officer of the Legation Guard in Managua, Nicaragua; saw sea duty on board the battleshipUSS West Virginia (BB-48); and commanded the 10th Marine Regiment. Following the Guadalcanal and Tarawa campaigns, General Bourke was assigned as the V Amphibious Corps artillery officer for the invasion of Saipan. He next trained combined Army-Marine artillery units for the XXIV Army Corps, then preparing for the Leyte operation. With Leyte secured, he assumed command of the 5th Marine Division which was planning for the invasion of Japan. With disbandment of the 5th Marine Division, General Bourke became Deputy Commander and Inspector General of Fleet Marine Force Pacific. Bourke retired from the Marine Corps in 1946 with a rank of Lieutenant General. General Bourke died in 1978. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. The item “USMC Officers Uniform Named and Dated General. WW1 to WW2″ is in sale since Tuesday, March 21, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “2fast4gas” and is located in Fuquay Varina, North Carolina. This item can be shipped to United States.