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[Stinger Gunner USMC]

Just received this uniform today, let me know what you think. It has a very nice sterling H&H marked Sub pin from just after the war. the guy must have stuck around to finish his hitch as there is no discharge patch. He was the Chief of the USS Thresher SS-200 which earned 3 silver stars on its Asia Pac Ribbon.

[Stinger Gunner USMC]

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[Jumpin Jack]

Stinger, very fine jacket. One I would like to have in my own collection. If memory serves me right, he was a reservist as denoted by the red rating and longevity stripes (gold for regulars.) Congratulations on a very nice piece! Jack

[cbuehler]

A very nice uniform, although I dont understand the four Good Conduct awards on his ribbon bar with only one service hash mark. He should have a minimum of four hash marks as well. The GC was awarded upon completion of each four years of service with no infractions.

After 12 years of service with good conduct, CPOs were eligible for gold rating badges and hash marks. The red stripes were worn with less than 12 years service or beyond if the CPO had any infractions or breaks in eligability for the GC or other criteria. There was no difference in the reserves.

The machinists mate rating was switched to the left arm around 1948 or 49 if I recall correctly, which would place the uniform at this time or later.

 

CB

[cbuehler]

A very nice uniform, although I dont understand the four Good Conduct awards on his ribbon bar with only one service hash mark. He should have a minimum of four hash marks as well. The GC was awarded upon completion of each four years of service with no infractions.

After 12 years of service with good conduct, CPOs were eligible for gold rating badges and hash marks. The red stripes were worn with less than 12 years service or beyond if the CPO had any infractions or breaks in eligability for the GC or other criteria. There was no difference in the reserves.

The machinists mate rating was switched to the left arm around 1948 or 49 if I recall correctly, which would place the uniform at this time or later.

 

CB

Sorry, I was thinking Boatswains mate rating badge. The machinist mate was always on the left arm, although the sub badge on this jacket still dates it to 1949 or later.

[cbuehler]

Just noticed one more point here! The CPO jacket still has 8 buttons which would place it before 1949. It was late 1949 that all CPO's were required to have switched to the officer model coat with 6 officer size buttons.

Could these ribbon bars and sub badge been added at some later point?

 

CB

[KurtA]

Enlistedmen (including Chiefs) did not wear silver metal sub dolphins above the ribbons until 1950. A WW2 era coat should have the dolphins on the right forearm, above the cuff - on this uniform, they would have been in silver bullion.

Nice coat, nice ribbons and a nice sub badge, but I don't sense they all belong together.

Kurt