Peleliu Marine: Cpl R.V. Burgin Print
Item # P462
Availability: Drop Ship Item
When 20-year-old R.V. Burgin joined K-3-5 of the 1st Marine Division in June 1943, the unit???s ???Canal veterans took him under wing. Their tutelage and R.V.???s Texan toughness gave him an edge on New Britain. By the Peleliu battle, R.V. was a corporal and mortar section leader. R.V. would later become a sergeant and fight on Okinawa. By the war???s end, he received the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and the admiration of fellow Marines like Eugene Sledge, who said R.V. was, ???. . . as fine a sergeant as I ever saw.???
Only 950 limited edition prints worldwide, each hand autographed by R.V. Burgin and artist Matt Hall. Each print is 16" x 20".
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Quick Overview
When 20-year-old R.V. Burgin joined K-3-5 of the 1st Marine Division in June 1943, the unit???s ???Canal veterans took him under wing. Their tutelage and R.V.???s Texan toughness gave him an edge on New Britain. By the Peleliu battle, R.V. was a corporal and mortar section leader. R.V. would later become a sergeant and fight on Okinawa. By the war???s end, he received the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and the admiration of fellow Marines like Eugene Sledge, who said R.V. was, ???. . . as fine a sergeant as I ever saw.???
Only 950 limited edition prints worldwide, each hand autographed by R.V. Burgin and artist Matt Hall. Each print is 16" x 20".