tsakers85 Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share #26 Posted January 3, 2012 Recent addition: Class A Uniform of Lieutenant General Robert L. Van Antwerp. General Van Antwerp graduated from the US Military Academy in 1972. He is Ranger, Airborne, and Air Assault qualified. Van Antwerp commanded the 326th Engineer Battalion of the 101st Airborne during the Gulf War. He was the district engineer of the Los Angeles District during the Northridge Earthquake of 1994. Van Antwerp served as Chief of Engineers of the United States Army from 2007-2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted January 3, 2012 Share #27 Posted January 3, 2012 Very cool! Its interesting how many Chiefs of the Engineer Corps are in collector hands, or engineer GO's in general. I have a few myself and have seen numerous others in other hands as well. Did this coat come with all the pin on insignia? Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsakers85 Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share #28 Posted January 3, 2012 Very cool! Its interesting how many Chiefs of the Engineer Corps are in collector hands, or engineer GO's in general. I have a few myself and have seen numerous others in other hands as well. Did this coat come with all the pin on insignia? Justin The seller added the insignia based on official photos. I know I have at least 4 engineer GO uniforms in my collection, so it is interesting how many are on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsakers85 Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share #29 Posted February 6, 2012 Latest arrival: Brigadier General Robert Elkington Wood 1879-1969 M1912 Tunic & Sam Browne Belt General Wood graduated from the US Military Academy in 1900 and was commissioned as a Cavalry officer. His first duty assignment was in the Philippines during the Philippine Insurrection. In 1905 Wood became the Chief Quartermaster and Director of the Panama Railroad Company; he would serve 10 years in Panama during the construction of the canal. Wood retired in 1915 by special act of Congress as a Major, however he returned to service in 1917 as America entered WWI. Before the war’s end, Wood was promoted to Brigadier General and served as acting Quartermaster General of the Army. He left the service again in 1919 and went on to become a Vice-President of Sears Roebuck. Wood was awarded the Legion of Honor by the French and the Order of St. Michael and St. George by the British. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted February 7, 2012 Share #30 Posted February 7, 2012 Wow! What is the history on this addition? Not many WWI GO Uniforms are floating around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsakers85 Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share #31 Posted February 7, 2012 Wow! What is the history on this addition? Not many WWI GO Uniforms are floating around. I stumbled across it on eBay recently, the seller also happens to be an Antiques Roadshow appraiser. It came with a cap and pants; the pants had RE Wood written in them and a number which I believe is a laundry mark, that number is also in the jacket. The uniform is French made with bakelite buttons, I had to replace two of them. Based on the photos available of Wood, I am reasonably certain this is the same uniform he is photographed in as the cut is the same. The group also came with the Sam Browne belt, which may or may not be his, and the Philippine Service ribbon which is of the period and appears to have been the only ribbon Wood wore. These allegedly came directly from the family and I think further adding to provenance is that several other uniform items were also listed, one of which was a M1895 Coat for a Cavalry officer: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cavalry-Officer-s-...=item19ccaa0c4c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted February 12, 2012 Share #32 Posted February 12, 2012 Very nice! Did it come with the BG Stars or did you have to hunt those down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave peifer Posted February 12, 2012 Share #33 Posted February 12, 2012 great stuff..........i never tire of looking at go and flag rank groups............dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsakers85 Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share #34 Posted February 12, 2012 Very nice! Did it come with the BG Stars or did you have to hunt those down? I had to pull those stars off another coat I am still researching, so I am currently still on the hunt for some false embroidered stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsakers85 Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share #35 Posted April 3, 2012 I decided to create a blog to post my collection on so that I could have more ease in editing. This will also allow me to post the numerous photos I have obtained that were previously unavailable online. My goal here is to make the information I have assembled on General Officers easily searchable and more available to historians and collectors. Enjoy! http://gouniforms.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsakers85 Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share #36 Posted April 10, 2012 Some recent additions, one of which is the Ike Jacket of Brigadier General Charles Strickland Shadle. http://gouniforms.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted April 10, 2012 Share #37 Posted April 10, 2012 Great additions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsakers85 Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share #38 Posted May 20, 2012 Some new pieces courtesy of some fellow forum members! http://gouniforms.blogspot.com/ MG Wolfe MG Plank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted May 20, 2012 Share #39 Posted May 20, 2012 I did not know this thread existed. There are some very nice uniforms pictured. I have only one General's uniform and I got it the other day. Here is my GO's BDU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsakers85 Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share #40 Posted June 1, 2012 Found some interesting footage of Major General Ewart Plank. http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675029...ore_Carl-R-Gray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsakers85 Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share #41 Posted June 4, 2012 A recent restoration (and a big thanks to forum member DMD for the color photo): BG Edwin Minor Day http://gouniforms.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted June 9, 2012 Share #42 Posted June 9, 2012 That MG Plank uniform is just Killer! A VERY rare one indeed from a wartime General. Is that your favorite now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsakers85 Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share #43 Posted June 10, 2012 The Plank uniform and the Wood uniform are certainly great centerpieces. I'm very fond of the mess jacket as well though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsakers85 Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share #44 Posted July 23, 2012 Latest addition, courtesy of a fellow forum member: General Edwin W. Rawlings http://gouniforms.blogspot.com/2012/07/gen...w-rawlings.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsakers85 Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share #45 Posted October 12, 2012 Finished some restorations and picked up some new pieces. http://gouniforms.blogspot.com/ I think the MG Robert MacDonnell white dress uniform is pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY Militaria Posted October 12, 2012 Share #46 Posted October 12, 2012 Great additions to your website and collection! I think it is time to buy more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnut63 Posted October 12, 2012 Share #47 Posted October 12, 2012 I really like the white uniform. Also the Rawlings jacket is real nice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History Man Posted October 12, 2012 Share #48 Posted October 12, 2012 Very nice collection, you have amassed quite a quality assortment of uniforms! Philip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsakers85 Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share #49 Posted October 12, 2012 I really like the white uniform. Also the Rawlings jacket is real nice!! The Rawlings uniform is on permanent display! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhunde.ret Posted October 12, 2012 Share #50 Posted October 12, 2012 It has been awhile since dropping by this thread... great stuff and content folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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