I'm not much of a photographer, but I thought this would be of interest to our group.
American screen actor Glenn Ford served in the Marines in WWII, and I gather he did some time in the Reserves during Vietnam. This display, currently on view at the Beverly Hills Public Library, presents some of his gear, some pictures of him, his French Legion of Honor certificate, and various photos. I have included three shots of his M-41 jacket. On it, you will notice two things: 1) it has a left chest name tag, which I have never seen on these before and 2) it has some drips of what appears to be green house paint. Like a lot of G.I.s after the war, it looks like Ford used his service gear as work clothes!
N.B. Looks like imagevenue flipped a lot of the pictures. Sorry about that.
American screen actor Glenn Ford served in the Marines in WWII, and I gather he did some time in the Reserves during Vietnam. This display, currently on view at the Beverly Hills Public Library, presents some of his gear, some pictures of him, his French Legion of Honor certificate, and various photos. I have included three shots of his M-41 jacket. On it, you will notice two things: 1) it has a left chest name tag, which I have never seen on these before and 2) it has some drips of what appears to be green house paint. Like a lot of G.I.s after the war, it looks like Ford used his service gear as work clothes!
N.B. Looks like imagevenue flipped a lot of the pictures. Sorry about that.