Need help identifying marks

Hey all,
I'm new here. I've been tring to research these marks with no success. I've never owned a military rifle before and only found this site because the model number is on the rifle. In fact, I wouldn't own this one except the price seemed good. (She thought selling them was illegal).:super: I know what it means when someone "bubba's" a stock. Is that what I have here?

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../MVC053S-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../MVC041S-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../MVC038S-1.jpg

S:

Welcome to the Forum.

Someone, not the military, has placed the insignia of the 32nd Infantry Division on your stock. Here is what it looks like:

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...IDINSGIF-1.gif

The other marking says "Buna". This is an apparent reference to the bitter campaign at Buna, New Guinea which the 32nd participated in during late 1942.

I hope that information is helpful to you.

Regards,
Charlie Flick

Troops were not allowed to carve up their issue weapons. Ever heard of an Article 15? Done after the war.

Thank you, that is certainly more than I found out. I wouldn't think they would allowed anyone to destroy government property either. Do you think someone carved this as a tribute or personal association?
The price I paid and the circumstances wouldn't warrant any kind of monkey business. I actually had to ask (the same question I ask at every garage, estate and moving sale), "do you have any guns or guitars?" After I assured her it was not illegal to sell a gun, she went and got "dad's rifle", and said $100.00 firm. Cheapest 30-06 I ever bought.
BTW the serial# is 1,390,xxx and I can't find it anywhere.

Actually trench art was quite common in the two world wars, legally accepted or not.
Ernie Pyle did a piece on rebuilding rifles and talks about all the "art" on rifles coming in and even talks about a stock that had a woman's photo embedded in the stock on an M1 under Plexiglas.

I would bet that its some soldiers art on this rifle and not some bubba downtown that did it.

Dan