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  1. Sgt Brown

    From my father's photo collection

    Got it working. Operator error. Tom
  2. Sgt Brown

    From my father's photo collection

    No menu bar at the top of the page and no black stripe below the first photo. I am not a Facebook user and I am using Firefox. Any ideas? Tom
  3. Sgt Brown

    From my father's photo collection

    Colonel, I get to the web page but find no link to the photos. Am I missing something? Tom
  4. Sgt Brown

    Questionable uniform

    Yes. Tom
  5. Sgt Brown

    Questionable uniform

    John is correct. Alaska was considered an "overseas" assignment. Heck, the Navy would not let WAVES serve in Hawaii as that was an "overseas" assignment and they were not allowed overseas. It is also correct that the patch on the right shoulder indicated the wearers previous command while the...
  6. Sgt Brown

    USAAF uniform question - Enlisted men's Class A dress coat

    Early war EM coats were of different design than later jackets. They had, IIRC, "bi-swing" backs and metal hooks to support the leather garrison belts. As noted above, some men wore the earlier jackets, when they could get them, to look extra snazzy when "walking out". Tom
  7. Sgt Brown

    PT Boat 658

    No further information but it is my understanding that Liberty Air Museum, Port Clinton, OH, has just purchased a PT boat for their collection. The museum is located at Port Clinton Airport on Put-In-Bay, a major Great Lakes recreational area. Tom
  8. Sgt Brown

    M-43 Style boots

    Pecards is what Sweeting (Curator of flight gear at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC.) recommends for use on all leather items. That's good enough for me! Tom
  9. Sgt Brown

    Controversial move on the part of the government?

    Typical government bureaucratic idiots. Welcome to "politically correct".:puke: Tom
  10. Sgt Brown

    Army Air Corps Uniform

    In the world of officer's uniforms, I learned to look for ones with medical insignia on them. Regular officers had to be "lean and mean", in other words too small to fit this lard butt of mine. However, doctors were needed no matter what their build. The services didn't care. My record was a...
  11. Sgt Brown

    Army Air Corps Uniform

    37R fits? You, Sir, are disgusting!!:kick:[bad]:coffee:*yucky* Tom:behindsofa:
  12. Sgt Brown

    Help identifying WW2 patches!

    Oops! Tom
  13. Sgt Brown

    Help identifying WW2 patches!

    The bottom patch is, I believe, 8th Army. No idea on top patch. DO have the uniform dry cleaned. Only way to guarantee any moths are killed. If you don't have one already, ask around for a dry cleaner that can be trusted to do expensive, quality clothing. I have a "Florida room" porch where I...
  14. Sgt Brown

    Army Air Corps Uniform

    Shawn, Differentiating between officer and enlisted uniforms comes with simply handling a few. With 20 years of collecting, you will be able to spot the difference at two hundred yards! The big things are officers uniforms are chocolate brown jackets with pinkish-tan or, less common, matching...
  15. Sgt Brown

    General Patton's Tanker Boots - Attention Military Boots Experts !

    Or boots with laces are what the museum had available to display. Tom
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