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My wife has had this uniform in her collection for about 15-20 years. In that time, we've never really been able to learn much about this organization. The sleeve patch is clearly in the Civil Defense family of badging.

 

It's a blue herringbone fabric. Very well made. We have the complete uniform -- shirt, trousers, and sidecap.

 

We very occassionally see one of the cap badges for sale but have never seen another uniform.

 

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I've never seen a photo of either a MWDC or WDCA uniform having trousers, only

skirts; therefore, it would be best if you could post a photograph instead of a verbal

description.

 

Does the uniform of which you speak look similar to the following two photos?

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I've never seen a photo of either a MWDC or WDCA uniform having trousers, only

skirts; therefore, it would be best if you could post a photograph instead of a verbal

description.

 

Does the uniform of which you speak look similar to the following two photos?

 

There are 4 photos attached to my original post. I'm presuming you can't see them? The uniform I have is a blue HBT fabric is not anything like a dress uniform.

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There are 4 photos attached to my original post. I'm presuming you can't see them? The uniform I have is a blue HBT fabric is not anything like a dress uniform.

The DI on the HBT hat is the one used by the Mass. Women's Defense Corps (MWDC as mentioned in a previous post). The "ARP" stands for Air Raid Protection. I have several MWDC uniforms, but none of them are blue, nor HBT. That is a strange one to be sure.

 

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