This week, I will be listing a Wonderful Collection of Military Memorabilia and Vintage Clothing. This is a Fantastic, Very Rare, Early US Marine Corps officer’s military formal mess dress blue uniform. This wonderful Old piece has a Great, Vintage design, with USMC buttons & ornate Gold Bullion embroidery, is made of Wool, marked “The Horstmann Uniform Company – Philadelphia”, ID’d David F. O’Neill, USNA, dated 1927, is. An Original, Vintage example and Rare to Find. This includes the coat/jacket/tunic and Button-Fly pants/trousers. Marked Size, but the jacket actually measures approx. 19″ from armpit to armpit and 21″ from top to bottom, with 32″ x 30″ pants. This appears to be in Very Good, Crisp condition, with No Mothing. #2595 – 4.5. David Frederick O’Neill enter served as a Naval Aviator during World War II and retired a Major General in 1958. The item “-Amazing- 1927 -US Marine Corps- Vintage Officer’s ID’d Mess Dress Blue Uniform” is in sale since Monday, March 07, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “beckyjoyner315″ and is located in Ilion, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
ORIGINAL RARE PRE WWII 1930s MARINE AVIATOR PHOTO ALBUM FROM WWII USMC FIGHTER ACE. Bought from veterans estate. This USMC officer was commissioned and completed flight training in 1936. Served as XO of VMF-111 in Samoa, CO of the famous VMF-121 flying off Guadalcanal. Flying F4Fs he shot down 6 Zeros in 2 days in December 1942 earning him a Silver Star. Lt Col in 1943 and commanded MAG-51 and then MGVG-4 flying F4Us off the USS Cape Gloucester. 2 victories over a Judy and Francis in 1945 brought his tally to 8. During the Korean War he was deputy CO of Marine Air Group 21 and again flying combat earned a second Silver Star. Retired in 1959 as a Brig General. This lot consists of his pre WWII photo album. Amazing album from the mid 1930s, a rare look into between the wars Naval / Marine Corps Aviation. 307 photos, many, many aircraft, crashes, cadets, class photos. Some leave photos / girlfriends but the vast majority are great aviation shots. Very well done and captioned. Please see my other auctions for more items from this estate and other estate military items. Thank you and good luck! As required by your country’s laws, they are not charged by me and I have no responsibility toward them. Sellers: Add a FREE map to your listings. The item “RARE PRE WWII 1930s MARINE AVIATOR PHOTO ALBUM FROM WWII USMC FIGHTER ACE” is in sale since Tuesday, October 27, 2015. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “aceshigh!” and is located in East Northport, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.