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WWII USMC Service Jacket with 1st Marine Division Guadalcanal Patch and Navy Hospital Corpsman - A World War II era United States Marine Corps forest green wool service jacket with associated insignia and photographs. The garment features a four-button front closure and four exterior pleated pockets with button-down flaps. It is fitted with original dark brown composite buttons embossed with the USMC eagle and anchor emblem. The left shoulder displays a 1st Marine Division shoulder sleeve insignia, featuring a blue diamond with five white stars and a red numeral one containing the word Guadalcanal. The right sleeve features a United States Navy Hospital Corpsman First Class rating badge, consisting of an embroidered eagle above a red cross and three red chevrons. This configuration reflects the service of a Navy Corpsman attached to a Marine unit during the Fleet Marine Force operations. The interior is lined with an olive drab material. Accompanying the jacket are two original black and white photographs. One depicts two men in Marine Corps herringbone twill utility uniforms in a field setting. The other shows two women in military trench coats and garrison caps carrying suitcases.