Question to you Cold War era Marines, when did the USMC switch . . . - Reddit Basically whenever the Corps does uniform Changes there is often a grace period for Marines to keep wearing the older versions Marines were wearing Sateen Covers until 1980 at least They even the old Vietnam era slant pocket Jungle Cammies until 82-83 being sold in Cash Sales
Marine Dress Shoes WW2 era [Archive] - Marine Corps - USMC Community Marine Corps had brown shoes and boots, until roughly appox 1964, to they changed over to black shoes and black boots We were issued black die, to die our boots and shoes black Our safety shoes were black
Uniforms of the United States Marine Corps - Wikipedia When wearing Marine uniforms, Navy personnel must meet and adhere to Marine grooming and physical regulations, as well as replace Marine insignia with U S Navy insignia whenever feasible
Marine Boots After WW2 - Cold War - KitMaker Network The US Army started transitioning to black boots post Korean war, in 1957 The wear-out date for the brown boots was 1965 I suspect the USMC followed a similar timeline
US Marine Corps Low Quarter Shoes - usww2uniforms. com Prior to the general adoption of the low quarter shoe, the 1937 USMC uniform regulations stated that acceptable colors for the officer' high and low brown shoes were dark russet, dark-brown mahogany, or cordovan
History of US Marine Corps Uniforms - Military. com With the raising of two battalions by the Continental Congress, the United States Marine Corps came into existence on Nov 10, 1775 Throughout its long history, the USMC has distinguished
History of Uniforms - Women Marine Corps Uniform Collection Accessories included a specially designed shirt, regulation necktie and overcoat, brown high-topped shoes for winter and oxfords for spring and summer - the first low shoes most of them had ever worn
USMC and Navy Shoes 1898 to 1918 - US MILITARIA FORUM I'm currently researching the shoes (dress, barracks, gymnasium, garrison, marching, field trtench, etc) used by the US Army from 1898 to 1918 and have come across a couple of fragments regarding shoes that were issued to the Marine Corps and Navy, such as the "USMC Cordovon Shoe" which were appa
USMC Footwear WW2 to early Vietnam - U. S. Militaria Forum I saw a pair recently on ebay called "M1951" but then I've seen them on the feet of Chosin Reservoir Marine in November-December 1950 so that doesn't sound correct Whatever they were called somebody paid big bucks for them