DiGilio Posted April 9, 2009 Share #1 Posted April 9, 2009 I was going through my OG-107 utility uniforms and found this SeaBees shirt. I am wondering if it is a Vietnam one with incountry insignia? It seems to of been dont by hand and it pretty crude. It is a cotton 3rd pattern OG-107 utility shirt with the non sewn in size label (which puts it at early 1970s at the latest). It is well worn and is very faded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwmiraldi67 Posted April 9, 2009 Share #2 Posted April 9, 2009 hey my friend It looks good to me, but I know this was done before Vietnam as well as after too, I know some were made in PI, Bob with Vintage Production would know more, I know he's seen a bunch of these paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiGilio Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted April 9, 2009 Thanks for the reply Paul. I originally dismissed the shirt as post-VN because at first it apeared the size label was sewn in (which would be a post-VN shirt), but after closer inspection it appears the size label was either sewn down by someone, or another label was sewn in. I am just curious now if its a VN shirt now that I realize its earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYN Posted April 12, 2009 Share #4 Posted April 12, 2009 Hello, My first participation to a subject I am very fond of.. few examples from my collection. 1st : Seabee tab instead US NAVY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JYN Posted April 12, 2009 Share #7 Posted April 12, 2009 4th - This shirt was worn by a veteran who did D-DAY with the 97th-108th NCB. During Vietnam he trained Seabees in the States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bob Hudson Posted April 12, 2009 Share #9 Posted April 12, 2009 At thrift stores here in the San Diego area I see a fair amount of OD shirts and field jackets with the Seabees emblem embroidered on the left breast pocket. I figured there must be - or have been - a lot of dry cleaners/tailor shops in Port Hueneme that did this sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYN Posted April 12, 2009 Share #10 Posted April 12, 2009 Nice example too.. I am posting a picture from a VN vet I was contact with but lost all information about him... Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted April 13, 2009 Share #11 Posted April 13, 2009 Getting back to the one that was originally posted, it looks like Vietnamese embroidery to me. This is especially true of the name and USN tapes. This is a nice example in that the color of the thread had not faded to gray from use and washing. Often the local dyes did not hold up to field use. Paul makes a good point in that this type of embroidery was also done in the Philippines, and probably Korea and Okinawa as well. But my vote is for Vietnam as stated. Our new friend JYN has posted some very nice examples, and Forum Support has managed to come up with a less common M-65 field jacket. Often to do this embroidery you will see signs that the pocket was removed and then replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiGilio Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share #12 Posted April 13, 2009 I contacted vintageproductions about the shirt and he also thinks it looks Vietnamese embroidered. The shirt is really a very nice example and has just the right amount of fading and wear. Its a shame I have absolutly no history on it. I found it at a show stuffed in a box for $5 a couple years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohioseabee Posted April 14, 2009 Share #13 Posted April 14, 2009 This was taken in 1967 I believe. Most Seabees wore the iron-on "Seabee" insignia and issued name tapes. There were lots of places to have your shirts and trousers (trousers had a name tape over the right read pocket) embroidered, hell it was a cottage industry in the larger villes. Caps are shaped like that because of being lazy and just taking them off of the hat block and not ironing them. In a day the heat and humidity would render them pretty shapeless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolas75 Posted April 14, 2009 Share #14 Posted April 14, 2009 here's mine any idea of its decade ? (sorry the 1st pic is a mis attachement) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYN Posted April 14, 2009 Share #15 Posted April 14, 2009 Hello, He has the Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist (SCWS) insignia. This insignea was released in March 1992. Jean-Yves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolas75 Posted April 17, 2009 Share #16 Posted April 17, 2009 Hi thanks JY See you soon i'll come in a few days to the shop ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrei Posted November 8, 2009 Share #17 Posted November 8, 2009 Some new SeaBees stuff to beef up DiGilio's thread. All the insignias, SeaBee logo and tapes are in-country made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andrei Posted November 8, 2009 Share #20 Posted November 8, 2009 Purchased at American Youth Collectibles's... for those who remember this cool store ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andrei Posted November 8, 2009 Share #25 Posted November 8, 2009 Blue tab of identification sewn in the back of the shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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