Paul70 Posted March 17, 2015 Share #26 Posted March 17, 2015 In Hutchinson's memoir "Bluejacket". He said that a new skipper of the South Dakota arrived and had all the men formed up. He inspected the uniforms and told the men that if they had floppy uniforms to go and get them tailored. When one S2c said he could not afford it, the captain pulled out his wallet and gave him the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsaye Posted March 17, 2015 Share #27 Posted March 17, 2015 Again, lots depended on the command. My dad was on a heavy cruiser in Shanghai at the end of the war. Only regulation, as issued was allowed. Even the fancy stitched rating badges was enough to get you on report and keep you from going on liberty. He was on a carrier where Liberty cuffs were strictly forbidden. His BB and DD, no one cared, the LST and AR, every one had tailor mades for Liberty. It's just how your CO & XO felt about it and how much they felt like enforcing a random Regulation. I'm told it was on again/ off again with the permanent Shore Patrol in San Diego as to weather they would round you up and send you back to the ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellasilva Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share #28 Posted March 22, 2015 That's a lot of great info gents, I appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytiger Posted April 1, 2015 Share #29 Posted April 1, 2015 Super patch and scarce! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellasilva Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share #30 Posted June 1, 2015 Thanks man. It's been a little bit but I'm still pretty happy with this find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsaye Posted June 1, 2015 Share #31 Posted June 1, 2015 In Hutchinson's memoir "Bluejacket". He said that a new skipper of the South Dakota arrived and had all the men formed up. He inspected the uniforms and told the men that if they had floppy uniforms to go and get them tailored. When one S2c said he could not afford it, the captain pulled out his wallet and gave him the money.. And having an ISSUE uniform tailored is not the same as having a "Tailor Made" uniform. Having regulation issue uniforms tailored is/was very common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpcsdan Posted September 23, 2021 Share #32 Posted September 23, 2021 On 2/27/2015 at 12:55 PM, bellasilva said: .. A real rebel, liberty cuffs and unauthorized bullion crow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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