Klaxon Posted June 3, 2015 Share #1 Posted June 3, 2015 Got this off a vintage dealer a few years ago. Never thought much about it. Liked it because of the in-country embroidered tapes and the fact it has jump wings. Looking around the forum for info on SEAL uniforms I came across a few shirts like these that are attributed to SEAL Team members. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaxon Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted June 3, 2015 Dickson hand embroidered name tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaxon Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted June 3, 2015 USN tape and wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaxon Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted June 3, 2015 Ghosts of collar insignia. Same black thread on reverse as is used for all zig zag stitched patches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaxon Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted June 3, 2015 Reverse of name tape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaxon Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted June 3, 2015 Reverse wing side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted June 3, 2015 Share #7 Posted June 3, 2015 It probably is a Seal Team or UDT uniform from the Vietnam War era as there would have been no Trident in 1969. However a minority of personnel within other naval units (Beach Jumper Unit, Riggers, Inshore Undersea Warfare Group & NGLO) also wore paratrooper wings. I checked the Internet and found a vague reference in the initial search heading of a Jim Dickson associated with Navy Seals but upon opening the specific site I couldn't locate the name. You might want to call the Seal Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, to see if they can confirm that someone with the last name of Dickson was a Navy Seal or UDT during the Vietnam War. Great uniform by the way and nice find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOG RT Mamba Posted February 25, 2017 Share #8 Posted February 25, 2017 Matt,Nice US Navy shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaxon Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted February 25, 2017 Matt,Nice US Navy shirt. Ah you found it. That's the one I believe is the same Dickson as my PRU tiger I was referring to. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy vs Spy Posted February 26, 2017 Share #10 Posted February 26, 2017 Very nice top. I would try asking Spike, he is the Vietnam SEAL / UDT guru. Was helpful when I had questions. Best M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaxon Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share #11 Posted March 1, 2017 SOG RT Mamba turned me onto this sailor as being a possibility. ADJAN-Tommy Dickson KILO Platoon SEAL Team One (13 jul 1970-9 jan 1971). Around the right timeline for a '69 dated shirt. Thanks a lot Joseba for the info. If anyone has any info on Tommy Dickson please share. I found online that he's an accomplished sculptor. Here's a link to his bio. http://www.thomasdicksonsculpturestudio.com/documents/Resume2010.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy vs Spy Posted March 1, 2017 Share #12 Posted March 1, 2017 Very nice Klaxon. It's always nice when you can document pieces / history. This forum has shown many times before that it is the right place to ask for, and get help. Thumbsup to Joseba, well done mate. Best M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted March 1, 2017 Share #13 Posted March 1, 2017 That's NOT the same guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted March 3, 2017 Share #14 Posted March 3, 2017 The name, Tommy Dickson, was in fact a member of Kilo plt, he was in one of the squads. He was fairly fresh out of BUD/S. He would not been a PRU advisor, that is a separate billet and operate separate from a SEAL plt but they HAVE done ops with them. PRU advisors were usually 2nd class petty offices and above and had to go thru Speciall Operations training before becoming an advisor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaxon Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share #15 Posted March 3, 2017 There's a Tommy Dickson who served in SEAL Team 1, K platoon from Joseba's post. You said this is NOT the same guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted March 3, 2017 Share #16 Posted March 3, 2017 There was only 1 Dickson with SEAL Team One. There WAS some collar rates on the shirt you posted which could have been anywhere from a 3rd class to chief petty officer. The rate for the Dickson with Kilo was an apprentice but he could have gotten a Ho Chi Minh advancement. He only did one tour so this could be after his tour in VN but it could have been for other deployments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted March 10, 2017 Share #17 Posted March 10, 2017 I have finally gone through and cleaned up this thread. Let's keep it to just facts, and not personality rubs. If it goes the wrong way again, I will just delete the whole thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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