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WW1 US Navy Trunk Grouping


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I picked this group up for my WW1 collection at a local auction this Summer. What makes it so nice is that it follows the 4 year Navy career of ENS Guy Merton Anderson who enlisted in 1918, attained the rank of Quartermaster First Class before being commissioned an Ensign in the US Naval Reserve Force. His service was completed in March 1922. I still have research to do in order to find out what ship he served on as a Quartermaster. Looks like he was born in Washington State, enlisted and separated from the Navy in Seattle and at some point moved to Great Falls, MT where he was a property manager. Here are some of the highlights of the group.

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Here is his QM1 dress blue jumper. I can see where there was one overseas stripe on the left sleeve at one time. I'm still trying to research which shipped he was on to received the stripe. Also are a couple manuals and a booklet for the US Naval Training Camp that were with the group

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This is the first set of WW1 Navy dungarees I've ever owned. I was pretty happy to find them, and in such nice shape. They are stenciled with Anderson's name.

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This is the first set of WW1 Navy dungarees I've ever owned. I was pretty happy to find them, and in such nice shape. They are stenciled with Anderson's name.

 

Shawl collar dungaree is incredible. Very desirable. I had a set like these once. Wish I still had them. Great find.

 

Thanks, Al.

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Mark, a very nice grouping, some hard items to find like the denim jumper and the boots. Love it when groupings contain a photo, especially one so nice. Thanks for sharing. Kevin

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  • 3 months later...

Was browsing a local bookseller's booth and found one of Guy Anderson's Navy dog tags. It made my whole weekend!

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Love the dungarees never seen a full set of them, especially the ones from WW I. The finger print dog tags is a great find after the fact. Nice group!!

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