Insigina Hunter Posted June 20, 2012 Share #1 Posted June 20, 2012 Hello all I had to share these with all of you. I went to this local estate sale with the intent of buying the Cap I have pictured belong along with the extra hat badge (those were the only 2 military related items they had pictured in their add online). I could not make it the first day of the sale so I was not expecting any of the military items to be left. To my suprise everything was there including 4 uniforms with there pants along with three covers for the cap, a pair of shorts, along with short and long sleave shirts. I dont like breaking collections up and they gave me a deal on everything since it was the day of the estate sale so I took it all! The name inside the cap as well as the clothing is LT. F. E. Browning. I tried looking him up but I did not have much luck any help would be greatly appreciated. The Cap is made by Art Caps with a Blackington made Hat Badge, the extra cap Badge is made by Pasquel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insigina Hunter Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share #2 Posted June 20, 2012 hat inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insigina Hunter Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share #3 Posted June 20, 2012 uniforms by Royal Uniform Corps (Rochester, NY) and Hart Schaffner marx (New York and Chicago) ... All uniforms have matching pants with them, there is also an extra pair of dark colored pants with a belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted June 20, 2012 Share #4 Posted June 20, 2012 Looks like he was a Doctor Can you check the local or area newspaper(s) for an obit?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insigina Hunter Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share #5 Posted June 20, 2012 Bullion insignias on both the dark uniforms ... what do they signify Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insigina Hunter Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share #6 Posted June 20, 2012 shirts shorts and hat covers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted June 20, 2012 Share #7 Posted June 20, 2012 Dental Corps I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insigina Hunter Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share #8 Posted June 20, 2012 When I saw that there were pins once on this shirt I wondered what they could of been. I asked if they had any of his pins for sale and was told that the family kept all of his pins. ... What do you guys/gals think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insigina Hunter Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share #9 Posted June 20, 2012 Lastly some buttons they had laying around... I believe the screw back Oridance and US pieces are WW1 not sure about the buttons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted June 20, 2012 Share #10 Posted June 20, 2012 When I saw that there were pins once on this shirt I wondered what they could of been. I asked if they had any of his pins for sale and was told that the family kept all of his pins. ... What do you guys/gals think? Lt. rank on the left(as shown in the picture right when worn)his medical insignia on the other. In the cap MC would be Medical Corps ,USNR-United States Navy/Naval Reserve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted June 20, 2012 Share #11 Posted June 20, 2012 Lastly some buttons they had laying around... I believe the screw back Oridance and US pieces are WW1 not sure about the buttons Yes WW1 discs and uniform buttons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swmdo Posted June 20, 2012 Share #12 Posted June 20, 2012 Navy Medical Corps. Dental Corps has the two acorns on the bottom of the oak leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 20, 2012 Share #13 Posted June 20, 2012 Sadly not listed in my 1944 USNR Register... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29navy Posted June 20, 2012 Share #14 Posted June 20, 2012 How about this: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/democrata...p;pid=120917180 Seems to fit. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insigina Hunter Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share #15 Posted June 20, 2012 Sorry for my typo earlier it is pasquale not pasquale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 20, 2012 Share #16 Posted June 20, 2012 How about this: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/democrata...p;pid=120917180 Seems to fit. Charlie Charlie - Perfect! Good hunting!! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insigina Hunter Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share #17 Posted June 20, 2012 How about this: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/democrata...p;pid=120917180 Seems to fit. Charlie Thank you! that is the exact man Im looking for. I have a few friends high up at the hospital he worked at and Im sure they'd like to know I own his old uniforms thank you and all others who have helped me out with this. Im still interested in any other information the rest of you can give me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st Sgt CES Posted June 20, 2012 Share #18 Posted June 20, 2012 A really nice Navy hat Eagle there----Blue Skies Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 20, 2012 Share #19 Posted June 20, 2012 Here's a nice bio on him... Francis E. Browning, M.D. Citation by Roger J. Boulay, M.D. Francis E. Browning has graced our community for the past 55 years. I have just 500 words to describe a career that has significantly influenced the provision of medical care not only locally but also in the wider nation. I will do his bio briefly. Born in 1925, he attended St. Lawrence University taking his degree in 1946. While there he met his bride of 58 years, Jean Townsend, and together they had five children. He then attended Cornell and arrived in Rochester in 1950 as an intern at Strong. His medical training was interrupted by a two year stint in the Navy. He returned as an NIH fellow in cardiology with Paul YU. Bill McCann then selected Frank as the Hochstetter Fellow. This was a position of honor, serving as the right hand of the department chairman. Frank then entered practice with Tom Cardillo, but after three years was enticed by Bob Berg to join the newly formed Department of Preventive and Community Medicine. As a faculty member, Frank was involved in a study of teaching methods with Franz Reichman and Ray Hinshaw. This involved a study of the teaching programs in ten different medical schools. At the same time, he became involved in the broader community where he was chosen for his skills as a physician but often progressed to a leadership position. In the late 50's and early 60's, he became the medical director of three studies that helped shape the provision of medical care in Rochester, and in the case of home care, nationwide. The studies were the Todd Study of chronic illness, the hospital bed utilization study, and the Ford Care of the Aging study. These studies led to a level of planning and change that made Rochester a poster boy for Health Care during the Clinton administration. One specific result of these studies was the formation of the first home care program supported by any Blue Cross program. Frank as a founding board member worked with community leaders including David Stewart, Blue Cross president, to create the Rochester Home Care program. Frank also became chairman of the board. When Medicare was enacted in 1965, it provided payment only for what already existed in the way of medical care, with a single exception, HOME CARE. The Medicare home care provisions were taken almost verbatim from the Rochester Home Care program. Frank later served as a consultant on home care to the Department of Health Education and Welfare. Frank left his university position in 1965 to join the medical team at Kodak Park as staff cardiologist. As before, Frank's talents led to his assuming a leadership position, this time as Medical Director of Kodak Park, retiring in 1989. While there, he developed programs to enhance the clinical skills of nurses. This program was later incorporated in the corporate training of nurses from outlying plants. Frank also organized a team approach to caring for the workers, each worker having an assigned physician. It was also during his tenure that an acute cardiac care unit was developed. Frank apparently was not busy enough with the U of R or Kodak. He became a board member of the old Park Avenue Hospital in 1972. As before, Frank rose through the ranks and became chairman of the board of the Park Ridge Health Care System, serving in that capacity for five years. During his tenure as chairman, a great expansion took place with the building of an inpatient chemical dependency unit, out patient mental health services, a medical office building, a child care center, the acquisition of ACM Laboratories etc. In 1988, Frank was honored by the NYS Hospital Trustee Association, Trustee of the Year, in recognition of his work at Park Ridge. The Rochester Academy of Medicine has always been a special interest. In 1989, he joined Al Snell and Larry Rowe who had started the Retired Physicians Group. In true Browning fashion, he assumed the chairmanship and under his leadership this program has become the best attended and one of the most successful of the academy's programs. Quietly, he provided a new sound system for the program, not once, but twice! The first was stolen! There is an impressive list of other positions of service that Frank has held but I do not have the time to detail them. I would like to close by quoting from a letter from Tim cCormick, president and CEO of Unity Health, "Frank Browning is a true gentleman whose consistent leadership has helped to make us so successful. We at Unity are fortunate to count him as a true friend and one of our best community leaders" Indeed, we have all been fortunate to have Frank as a friend and member of our health care community. From: http://raom.org/citations_2005.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insigina Hunter Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share #20 Posted June 22, 2012 After some more research it turns out that I went to highschool with his grandson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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