US WWII - Vietnam War Era, USMC Identified Swagger Stick, China Marine, Wounded Iwo Jima 1945
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $125.00

Original era manufacture. A nice quality swagger-stick which measures 22 inches in length, with chromed alloy fittings, with an applied EGA on the top. Engraved on the cap is Captain R. L. Neef USMC. Ancestry provides a wealth of information on Captain, later Lt. Colonel Neef, 1915-2015. He served as a Private in China from 1938-1939, 1943 finds him as a Gunnery Sergeant 4th Para Bn San Diego, 1st Sergeant January 1945 5th MarDiv, wounded on Iwo Jima 4 March 1945, 2nd Lieutenant July 1945, 1st Lieutenant 1949, Captain July 1954, Lt. Colonel 1966. Absolutely a career Marine well worth further research.