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From my father's photo collection
Got it working. Operator error. Tom -
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 -
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 -
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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... -
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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 -
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 -
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 -
Controversial move on the part of the government?
Typical government bureaucratic idiots. Welcome to "politically correct".:puke: Tom -
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... -
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Army Air Corps Uniform
37R fits? You, Sir, are disgusting!!:kick:[bad]:coffee:*yucky* Tom:behindsofa: -
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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... -
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... -
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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General Patton's Tanker Boots - Attention Military Boots Experts !
Here is the full uniform Patton proposed. Star Trek 1942? Tom -
World War 2 Nurses cape and garrison cap
Nick, I would do to things at this point: #1. Sit back and grin because you have a very unusual piece there. #2. Start your research. Start with seeing if there is a "St. J" hospital in north central Ohio, say within fifty miles of New London. Then start expanding your search from... -
World War 2 Nurses cape and garrison cap
FWG may have a very good point there that the letter is a "H" instead of my guess of a "K". Makes a LOT of sense. Tom -
World War 2 Nurses cape and garrison cap
My point is that YES, a stateside nurse might have worn a garrison cap! It was wartime, folks, and many organizations jumped on the bandwagon with military-style uniforms. What is to say that the head administrator of St. J.K. Hospital didn't want "his" nurses to portray a more martial... -
World War 2 Nurses cape and garrison cap
I'm going to vote for J.K. I did some checking and C.E. Ward Co was a major manufacturer of uniforms for fraternal organizations. Tom
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