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<a class="fancybox" rel="ef1e0e155ad59b3cace411567cee361b" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/280/202/for_gallery_v2/89e069e8.png"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/280/202/large_v3/89e069e8.png" alt="89e069e8" /></a></div><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-2" id="image-280203"><a class="fancybox" rel="ef1e0e155ad59b3cace411567cee361b" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/280/203/for_gallery_v2/3dd9590f.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/280/203/thumb_v2/3dd9590f.jpg" alt="3dd9590f" /></a></div></div>I'm trying to put together a shadowbox for my deceased Stepfather, and am trying to figure out the (historically accurate) items for it. He served from 1944-1947 (USMC) and left the Okinawa battlefield after of a hand grenade wound. While alive, he claimed that no awards were presented to him in person, and our family has jumped through hoops to confirm and obtain documentation. I have received multiple docs from DoD, and each one lists different Medals/Awards. I'm not familiar with some of them, and want to be as close to "accurate" as possible. I have his Purple Heart, but no other awards or decorations. The ones that confuse me are the weapon qual. Badges. His papers list "Rifle Marksman (M1)", "Rifle Sharpshooter", and "Automatic Rifleman". I've searched the internet for these (the SS- Auto. Rifle "clasp" is hard to find). I've seen the badges with a single chain link in the center, 2 chains; Badges with "Marine Corps" in the top bar, and "Sharpshooter" in the top pin bar... seems that they changed over time.<br />Can anyone give a definitive description of the Badge that would have been issued to a PFC in 1944/45 ? Some VERY LOOSE example picts added here to describe what I'm finding... Thanks.Helpful advice for WWII USMC(USN) Shadowbox project?2018-11-05T10:26:37-05:00PO2 Richard Schwallie4102056<div class="images-v2-count-2"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-280202"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image">
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<a class="fancybox" rel="5ab503d712a1f729e02eead871a3f2cc" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/280/202/for_gallery_v2/89e069e8.png"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/280/202/large_v3/89e069e8.png" alt="89e069e8" /></a></div><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-2" id="image-280203"><a class="fancybox" rel="5ab503d712a1f729e02eead871a3f2cc" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/280/203/for_gallery_v2/3dd9590f.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/280/203/thumb_v2/3dd9590f.jpg" alt="3dd9590f" /></a></div></div>I'm trying to put together a shadowbox for my deceased Stepfather, and am trying to figure out the (historically accurate) items for it. He served from 1944-1947 (USMC) and left the Okinawa battlefield after of a hand grenade wound. While alive, he claimed that no awards were presented to him in person, and our family has jumped through hoops to confirm and obtain documentation. I have received multiple docs from DoD, and each one lists different Medals/Awards. I'm not familiar with some of them, and want to be as close to "accurate" as possible. I have his Purple Heart, but no other awards or decorations. The ones that confuse me are the weapon qual. Badges. His papers list "Rifle Marksman (M1)", "Rifle Sharpshooter", and "Automatic Rifleman". I've searched the internet for these (the SS- Auto. Rifle "clasp" is hard to find). I've seen the badges with a single chain link in the center, 2 chains; Badges with "Marine Corps" in the top bar, and "Sharpshooter" in the top pin bar... seems that they changed over time.<br />Can anyone give a definitive description of the Badge that would have been issued to a PFC in 1944/45 ? Some VERY LOOSE example picts added here to describe what I'm finding... Thanks.Helpful advice for WWII USMC(USN) Shadowbox project?2018-11-05T10:26:37-05:002018-11-05T10:26:37-05:00Sgt Private RallyPoint Member4102431<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="1274301" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/1274301-po2-richard-schwallie">PO2 Richard Schwallie</a> it appears that the Rifle Sharpshooter badge is essentially unchanged from 1937 until today. Putting together a shadow box for your deceased Stepfather is a good way to honor him.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="https://ia802602.us.archive.org/7/items/USMarineCorpsMarksmanshipBadgesFrom1912ToThePresent/USMarineCorpsMarksmanshipBadgesFrom1912ToThePresent.pdf">https://ia802602.us.archive.org/7/items/USMarineCorpsMarksmanshipBadgesFrom1912ToThePresent/USMarineCorpsMarksmanshipBadgesFrom1912ToThePresent.pdf</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 5 at 2018 12:35 PM2018-11-05T12:35:35-05:002018-11-05T12:35:35-05:002018-11-05T10:26:37-05:00