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Rare 1st Marine Corp Guadalcanal Black Black Patch

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£95.00

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Here we have a USMC Black back 1st Marines patch. Fully embroidered example in near mint condition. On 31 July the entire Marine task force was placed under the command of Vice Admiral Frank J. Fletcher's Task Force 61. The division as a whole would fight in the Guadalcanal Campaign until relieved at 1400 on 9 December 1942 by Alexander Patch's Americal Division. This operation won the Division its first of three World War II Presidential Unit Citations. The battle would cost the division 650 killed in action, 1,278 wounded in action with a further 8,580 contracting malaria and 31 missing in action. Others were awarded for the battles of Peleliu and Okinawa Following the Guadalcanal Campaign, the division's Marines were sent to Melbourne, Australia for rest and refit. It was during this time that the division took the traditional Australian folk song 'Waltzing Matilda' as its battle hymn. To this day, 1st Division Marines still ship out to this song being played
Product Info

Product Info

  • Conflict World War II A
  • Nation United States A
  • Item Type Insignia Patches M
  • Product ID 174143
Dealer Info

Dealer Info

  • Source Site Bob Sims Militaria Marketplace Listing Updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago
  • Currency GBP
  • Ships From United Kingdom
  • Last Seen 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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