Regulations Governing the Uniform of Commissioned Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men of the Navy of the United States: With Plates

United States Navy Department

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1897. Hardcover. Navy cloth boards with gilt lettering on front reading, "Lieut. John Wells" and gilt lettering on spine; 37 pp; xxvii bw and color plates. Good- (Ex-Library with accompanying stamps and marks; moderate shelfwear and foxing to boards and block, expected age toning but plates and text are otherwise clean. Item #186318

This copy has Lieut. John Wells's name stamped in gilt on front cover. "John Keith Wells (February 5, 1922 – February 11, 2016) was a United States Marine during World War II who led one of the most decorated infantry platoons to come out of a single engagement and the first to raise a flag over the Japanese island of Iwo Jima during World War II,[1] 3rd Platoon, Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division. This platoon was made famous for its attack on Mount Suribachi and for raising the first flag on the summit."- webiste.