photo: MOH Col William Barber uniform name

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I am doing another colorization project and Col Barber has a a park and some other things that could use this colorization project.

 

 

What is the name of this jacket so that I can pull correct color specs?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

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Here is one colorization, maybe even a real color photo too. Would he truly be a major or LTC?

 

The colorized photo has him as a major.

 

[FT.Monmouth1943]

Just an observation, the photo appears to be a real color photo as opposed to colorized. If your going to colorize the other, I would match it exactly to this one.

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Here's his WIKI, rank given at time of action for MOH is Captain, so this portrait, which we assume was made at the time of medal presentation, would see Barber as a Major, Major, promoted July 1952, MOH presentation by Harry S, at the White House, August 1952, at that time Barber was Exec of the 1st Recruit Training Battalion, USMCRD San Diego, a Major's slot.

 

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Also it was very common for most MOH recipients during this period, before (WWII) and after (Vietnam), to be jumped a grade, this applying to both living and posthumous recipients.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_E._Barber

[ocsfollowme]

Just an observation, the photo appears to be a real color photo as opposed to colorized. If your going to colorize the other, I would match it exactly to this one.

 

 

Thanks, I was thinking this also but wanted confirmation from someone that knows much more than I.

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Here's his WIKI, rank given at time of action for MOH is Captain, so this portrait, which we assume was made at the time of medal presentation, would see Barber as a Major, Major, promoted July 1952, MOH presentation by Harry S, at the White House, August 1952, at that time Barber was Exec of the 1st Recruit Training Battalion, USMCRD San Diego, a Major's slot.

 

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Also it was very common for most MOH recipients during this period, before (WWII) and after (Vietnam), to be jumped a grade, this applying to both living and posthumous recipients.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_E._Barber

 

 

thank you!

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someone posted his uniform on our forum! pretty cool. This forum rocks.

 

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/55038-korean-war-marine-majors-khaki-uniform/

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It only takes 2 seconds to correct the colors as I am building many layers in photoshop. Cannot wait to get to the ribbons. At the end I will be a filter on it to tie all of the colors in. This is only 10% done and looks 90% aweful but it will get better.