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Old 18-07-18, 23:43
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Originally Posted by john piercey View Post
I have just rubbed back the bonnet/hood area and have found in approx 2 inch yellow lettering USMC 168048, rubbing thru door reveals a red symbol with yellow 3 bladed sort of fan affair with COMM HQ RAD around it.
It is the insignia of the 3rd Marine Division, stationed on Okinawa since the Korean War era, with a short tour (4 years) in Vietnam. COMM is for communications and RAD is for radio. Each division had a communications or radio battalion as part of its make-up.

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