WW2 GUADALCANAL SCOUT SNIPER & RIFLEMAN. USMC 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division. for Sale

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WW2 GUADALCANAL SCOUT SNIPER & RIFLEMAN. USMC 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division. For Sale

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WW2 GUADALCANAL SCOUT SNIPER & RIFLEMAN. USMC 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division.:
$575.00

♠ 8thMarines, 2nd Marine Division Scout Sniper & RiflemanJ. C. Tatum’s World War II USMCTrench Art Canteen Cup.

♠J. C. Tatum grew up inGrapevine, Texas. He voluntarily enlisted in the Marines onJune 23, 1941.

♠ J. C. was a Scout Sniper andRifleman inCompany \"I\", 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines of the 2nd Marine Division.

♠J. C. fought on Guadalcanal for three months, from November 4, 1942 - February 9, 1943. He later suffered from war injuries of scarred lacerations covering his right arm, a noticeable scar protruding from his left eyebrow, and an unsightly eight-inch scar on his left thigh. These, plus a tropical ailment, would leave him with a physical disability at only 21 years old.

♠As a Scout Sniper, in his own words, J. C. “ambushed four Japs coming up a trail and when they came into my sights I used up a full clip of 20 bullets on them and all four fell like cattle that had been hit on the head with an ax.”

§ J. C. engraved a palm tree and the following on his 1918 Canteen Cup:

JC Tatum

Guadalcanal

Solomons Islands

Grapevine Texas

1st Pl N.B.A

J. C. T.

§ This is an authentic itemandnota replica. Please refer to the pictures of this antique for visual details and to determine its condition.

§ All research shown in this sale is printed on high-quality photography paper encased in a binder of ultra-clear page sleeves for your convenience. It will also be included as a digital PDF on a Flash Drive. This research is based on information from documented sources.

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