Fit Marines resplendent in dress blue uniforms on USMC recruiting posters convinced many patriotic young men to join the Corps in WW2. Most were disappointed to find that the forest green service uniform had replaced the dress blues as a wartime cost cutting measure. By August 1942, Marines who had already been issued a set of blues were allowed to keep them, but any other Leatherneck who wanted a set had to purchase them himself. This USMC Marine US WW2 Staff Sergeant Badged Dress Blue Tunic W/ Pants Uniform is in Very Good condition, with some scattered moth holes in the pants, and with some scattered age wear evident. Most interestingly, the tunic bears no front pockets, distinguishing it as a WW2 or earlier piece, carries red felt based Staff Sergeant chevrons at the sleeves, along with a red felt based “service stripe” at each cuff, denoting 4 years of service in the USMC, and is complete with a pair of dress blue pants with a “blood stripe” down each leg, confirming a set of trousers for an NCO. This uniform is a great relic from the “Old Corps”.
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