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USN LtJG ranks in odd size


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Hi all,

I have found these Lt Junior Grade clutchback ranks in a lot I recently purchased. They seem to be Vietnam era Navy issue, from the info on the card.

These ranks are longer than the Army version, and are slightly rounded. I though the Navy only used smaller size ranks, and always in the straight version.

Does anybody know these ranks, and where they were worn?

Thanks!

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They *could* have been USMC, for wear on the service Alpha coat and Dress blues coat. Even though they are marked Navy, I can't recall ever seeing a naval officer wearing that type, since the only place you can wear em is on the epaullete I'd think.

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  • 9 years later...

Yes. These are insignia for outer garments like those shown. My father, a retired naval officer, wore this size on black raincoat and khaki jacket (not service dress jacket). The smaller insignia went on the collars.

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