Remains of World War II Marine from SC identified

The State ^ | Dec. 19, 2008 | SEANNA ADCOX

[oh8eleven]

Until 2000, there was a White Dress uniform, similar in appearance to the U.S. Navy's Dress White uniforms, but worn by officers only. This uniform has since been replaced with the Blue/White Dress uniform for officers and SNCOs.
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[Homer_J_Simpson]

Thanks for doing the research. I will adjust my mental images of formal USMC events from the WWII era in the future. I’m glad to see they considered the needs of Marine dogs in the modern era.

[GreyFriar]

Resting in peace and no longer “missing in action”

[SC Swamp Fox]

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[zot]

Thanks for the ping. An amazing recovery story. May he rest in peace.

[TXnMA]

"FRom what I ‘ve read the Corsair was the best fighter of the Pacific air war;they still flew in the Korean War."

A surprising amount of his Corsair survived all those years.

(Note the prop & hub in the lower right of the photo.)

BTW, do you happen to know what type of "skin" the F4U had: fabric or aluminum?

[csvset]

From the article on Wikipedia regarding Corsairs:

The large fuselage panels were made of magnesium and were attached to the frames with the newly-developed technique of spot welding, thus mostly eliminating the use of rivets.

While employing this new technology, the Corsair was also the last American-produced fighter aircraft to feature fabric as the skinning for the top and bottom of each outer wing, aft of the main spar and armament bays, and for the ailerons, elevators and rudder.

In addition the elevators were constructed from plywood.

[TXnMA]

Thanks! That explains why the fuselage panels apparently survived, while the empennage panels did not. Also, it is apparent that the A/C did not burn: those magnesium panels would have made it one extremely hot (and bright!) fire, and much less would have survived to be recognizable...

[oh8eleven]

The first Marine mascot goes back to 1922 - with uniform!

[visualops]

He looks every bit the southern gentleman, does he not?
RIP

[SunkenCiv]

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