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Lot #4467
Lot #4469

Lot 4468: USMC Artifacts and Scrap Metal Attributed to Battle of Midway

Grouping of USMC Artifacts and Scrap Metal Attributed to the Battle of Midway

Auction Location: Bedford, TX

Auction Date: February 23, 2025

Lot 4468: USMC Artifacts and Scrap Metal Attributed to Battle of Midway

Grouping of USMC Artifacts and Scrap Metal Attributed to the Battle of Midway

Auction Location: Bedford, TX

Auction Date: February 23, 2025

Estimated Price: $1,000 - $1,500
Price Realized:
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Grouping of USMC Artifacts and Scrap Metal Attributed to the Battle of Midway

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Type: Other
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Item Interest: Average
Class: Other
Description:

Grouping includes three USMC "eagle/globe/anchor" pins, three sets of rank chevrons (two Sergeant, one Staff Sergeant, all green chevrons on tan backing), two ribbon bars (both bearing American Campaign, Asiatic/Pacific Campaign, and WWII Victory ribbons), I Marine Amphibious Corps patch with anti-aircraft insignia, a pair of steel dog tags and three pieces of aluminum. The tags are made out to a H.O. Collier of the USMC Reserve with etched markings. The aluminum consists of two pieces of sheet metal and a section of tubing; the tube is marked as being from a "SBD (Douglas Dauntless dive bomber)WHICH CRASHED 30 YARDS FROM ME/H.O. III", one sheet marked "PIECE FROM A/B-26 (Martin Marauder medium bomber) WHICH/CRASHED ON MIDWAY/DURING JUNE 4TH/RAID", and the other marked "FROM A/B-24 (Consolidated Liberator heavy bomber)/MIDWAY/JUNE 4/H.O. III". Provenance: The Putnam Green/Sycamore Collection

Rating Definition:

USMC items are good, with mild wear and handling. The three scrap pieces are rough around the edges with scuffing and bending.



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