US Marine Uniform Identification
Hey everyone, about 15 years ago, my brother and I were digging through some trash that a family in my neighborhood put out in front of their house when they were moving out (we were probably 10 and 12 y/o, curious little kids). We found this in the trash and figured it had to be real and most likely belonged to their father or grandfather. My relatives were in the military so we had a lot of respect for something like this, and didn’t want to see this piece of history be thrown away and lost forever. Plus my brother and I were really into Call of Duty at the time (it was probably during the WaW, Black Ops 1 era) so we were extra interested in something like this. We took it home and cleaned it up, and after staring at it for a few days and imagining what it would have been like to wear that uniform at the time, I put it in my closet and haven’t really thought about it since then.
Is there any chance someone could help me identify what era this uniform was from and where he most likely served? The tag is pretty intelligible but I think I see the numbers S34063, so maybe 1963 and Vietnam war? Most of the Vietnam war clothing I see is army green though, not this beige. Perhaps this was a more formal piece of clothing that wasn’t worn while they were deployed? I googled 1963 marine uniform shirts and saw something pretty similar, but I figured Reddit would have a more interesting story to tell about it. Thanks!
PS. I can hardly read the name but it looks like J.H. Litter. If by chance this makes it around to his children/grandchildren and you regret throwing this uniform away, I would be happy to get it back in the rightful hands!
Hey everyone, about 15 years ago, my brother and I were digging through some trash that a family in my neighborhood put out in front of their house when they were moving out (we were probably 10 and 12 y/o, curious little kids). We found this in the trash and figured it had to be real and most likely belonged to their father or grandfather. My relatives were in the military so we had a lot of respect for something like this, and didn’t want to see this piece of history be thrown away and lost forever. Plus my brother and I were really into Call of Duty at the time (it was probably during the WaW, Black Ops 1 era) so we were extra interested in something like this. We took it home and cleaned it up, and after staring at it for a few days and imagining what it would have been like to wear that uniform at the time, I put it in my closet and haven’t really thought about it since then.
Is there any chance someone could help me identify what era this uniform was from and where he most likely served? The tag is pretty intelligible but I think I see the numbers S34063, so maybe 1963 and Vietnam war? Most of the Vietnam war clothing I see is army green though, not this beige. Perhaps this was a more formal piece of clothing that wasn’t worn while they were deployed? I googled 1963 marine uniform shirts and saw something pretty similar, but I figured Reddit would have a more interesting story to tell about it. Thanks!
PS. I can hardly read the name but it looks like J.H. Litter. If by chance this makes it around to his children/grandchildren and you regret throwing this uniform away, I would be happy to get it back in the rightful hands!