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Help me identify a USMC Medal
July 30, 2018, 09:15 PM
chongosuerteHelp me identify a USMC Medal
Going through my late grandmother's jewelry box with my mother, we found this EGA with what I think is a motorcycle unit insignia. I haven't found anything matching it on the internet. I believe it belonged to my grandmother's second husband, who was in WWII and was big into motorcycles before and after the war. I remember him but he died from cancer when I was nine or ten.
Anyone know what this is?
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July 30, 2018, 09:29 PM
Ronin1069Respectfully I do not believe that to be an issued Marine Corp medal or unit designator. Unlike the Army (not a dig) the Corps is not big on swag.
You should have seen the outrage when we had to put our names on our blouses after 1990.
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July 30, 2018, 09:30 PM
RogueJSKIt's not an official USMC medal or badge. Most likely some sort of private purchase/commemorative item.
Is it pin-on, or something like a tie clip?
July 30, 2018, 09:38 PM
SSgt USMC/Vetquote:
Originally posted by RogueJSK:
It's not an official USMC medal or badge. Most likely be some sort of private purchase/commemorative item.
Is it pin-on, or something like a tie clip?
I concur with the above.
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July 30, 2018, 09:54 PM
chongosuerteIt's a pin-on.
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Although sometimes distracting, there is often a certain entertainment value to this easy standard.
-JALLEN
"All I need is a WAR ON DRUGS reference and I got myself a police thread BINGO." -jljones
July 30, 2018, 10:01 PM
Sgt NeutronLooks to be a "Sweetheart Pin". If you do a Google Image search, you'll find several different examples.
July 30, 2018, 10:06 PM
RogueJSKquote:
Originally posted by Sgt Neutron:
Looks to be a "Sweetheart Pin". If you do a Google Image search, you'll find several different examples.
Bingo.
Nothing identical, but you can see how a number of them consist of EGAs suspended under various types of bows.
And here's one with an EGA stacked on top of a nearly identical bow:
July 30, 2018, 10:31 PM
chongosuerteThis makes sense...I appreciate the help, and it explains why I couldn't find a picture of one.
I also have his 1938 (I think it was) second place medal from a motorcycle race. Pretty cool.
Knowing what one is talking about is widely admired but not strictly required here.
Although sometimes distracting, there is often a certain entertainment value to this easy standard.
-JALLEN
"All I need is a WAR ON DRUGS reference and I got myself a police thread BINGO." -jljones
July 31, 2018, 07:28 PM
casThe smoking, drinking and screwing award?
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July 31, 2018, 07:38 PM
jljonesquote:
Originally posted by Ronin1069:
You should have seen the outrage when we had to put our names on our blouses after 1990.
Ho-lee shit. I had a Sergeant Major that went ballistic in front of everybody over this. His name was SGT Maj Joseph Rufree. He was a former Force Recon guy, and I clearly remember his words in formation "Who the fuck do they think we are? The fucking Navy? We don't need tags on the back of our cammie pants so our "shipmate" knows who he is fucking".