wbrown189 Posted December 20, 2018 Share #1 Posted December 20, 2018 Looking for info or a sample of what/when this uniform is. Link to post Share on other sites
P-40Warhawk Posted December 20, 2018 Share #2 Posted December 20, 2018 It looks like an Army M1926 service coat, private purchase. Collar disks are gilt type used from 1920s-late 1930s. Same with the cap device. Great photo! ***WANTED*** Uniforms to Pearl Harbor Survivors. Wanted: USN uniforms to Pearl Harbor survivors & WWII sunk ship survivors. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/264131-wanted-uniforms-to-pearl-harbor-and-sunk-ships-survivors/ WANTED - seriously interested in named Chief/Senior/Master TORPEDOMAN USN uniforms from the 1950s-1960s-1970s, and named USN jumpers or CPO coats from WWII. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/321179-wanted-torpedoman-uniforms-named-1920s-1970s/ "All Torpedoes running Hot, Straight and Normal." Link to post Share on other sites
patches Posted December 20, 2018 Share #3 Posted December 20, 2018 Fantastic portrait, a real old timer there, maybe been in since the Spanish American War or a little later like the Philippine Insurrection. Link to post Share on other sites
USARV72 Posted December 20, 2018 Share #4 Posted December 20, 2018 Great photo! “First Shirt”, like patches said, been in a while, look at O.S. stripes on right sleeve! "The true Soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him" G.K. Chesterton"A people that values it's privileges above its principles will soon lose both" D.D. Eisenhower Link to post Share on other sites
268th C.A. Posted December 20, 2018 Share #5 Posted December 20, 2018 Back then rank did not come easy. Most likely a 30 year soilder. Great picture! Can some I'd the ribbon bar ? Pvt. James H. Honey 1st Md. Eastern shore Vol. Inf. Co. D (union) Gettysburg Pvt. George Eddie Lear 26th Inf. Co.H 1st Div .(WW1) P.H. WIA Cpl. Richard Elsea 268th C.A. Bn. Battery A. WW2 SSgt. Grant Elsea 314th Inf. Hq.Co. I.R.79thDiv. WW2 Cpl. Harry Lawrence Butler Jr 23rd Regt. WIA Korea Lt. George Olin Tilghman 111th MG. 29th Div. WW1 DIS France 1919 Link to post Share on other sites
atb Posted December 20, 2018 Share #6 Posted December 20, 2018 Great photo! “First Shirt”, like patches said, been in a while, look at O.S. stripes on right sleeve! You mean Service Stripes, right? Link to post Share on other sites
USARV72 Posted December 20, 2018 Share #7 Posted December 20, 2018 Yea, my bad, ment service. Pretty sure he had service in WWI. "The true Soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him" G.K. Chesterton"A people that values it's privileges above its principles will soon lose both" D.D. Eisenhower Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingTigers03 Posted December 20, 2018 Share #8 Posted December 20, 2018 Looks like Mexican Border Service and WW1 Victory Medal ribbons. Not sure about the middle one. Link to post Share on other sites
atb Posted December 20, 2018 Share #9 Posted December 20, 2018 Maybe middle one is Philippine Campaign Medal. Link to post Share on other sites
wbrown189 Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share #10 Posted December 21, 2018 It looks like an Army M1926 service coat, private purchase. Collar disks are gilt type used from 1920s-late 1930s. Same with the cap device. Great photo! The coat would be Olive Drab then? Also looking for color on Stripes. Thanks for info on coat type! Link to post Share on other sites
P-40Warhawk Posted December 21, 2018 Share #11 Posted December 21, 2018 The coat would be Olive Drab then? Also looking for color on Stripes. Thanks for info on coat type! It would be olive drab, but the color probably varied a little from the standard issue uniform color because that looks like a tailored coat he is wearing. Stripe colors usually were kind of a mustard/olive drab at the time. Usually of thick wool construction, but the stripes he's wearing look to be a thin material and it almost looks like it is so thin it is wrinkling on the top stripe. Like you would see with cloth shrinkage from washing and drying. The leather bill on the visor was darker at this time than later WWII era enlisted caps too. ***WANTED*** Uniforms to Pearl Harbor Survivors. Wanted: USN uniforms to Pearl Harbor survivors & WWII sunk ship survivors. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/264131-wanted-uniforms-to-pearl-harbor-and-sunk-ships-survivors/ WANTED - seriously interested in named Chief/Senior/Master TORPEDOMAN USN uniforms from the 1950s-1960s-1970s, and named USN jumpers or CPO coats from WWII. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/321179-wanted-torpedoman-uniforms-named-1920s-1970s/ "All Torpedoes running Hot, Straight and Normal." Link to post Share on other sites
wbrown189 Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share #12 Posted December 21, 2018 It would be olive drab, but the color probably varied a little from the standard issue uniform color because that looks like a tailored coat he is wearing. Stripe colors usually were kind of a mustard/olive drab at the time. Usually of thick wool construction, but the stripes he's wearing look to be a thin material and it almost looks like it is so thin it is wrinkling on the top stripe. Like you would see with cloth shrinkage from washing and drying. The leather bill on the visor was darker at this time than later WWII era enlisted caps too. Thank You. Much Appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites
wbrown189 Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share #13 Posted December 22, 2018 Did the best I could based on the descriptions provided (thanks again to those that helped) Upon closer examination it appears the left arm may be at least partially amputated. There is something protruding from the left lower uniform sleeve. Link to post Share on other sites
P-40Warhawk Posted December 22, 2018 Share #14 Posted December 22, 2018 That looks very good! ***WANTED*** Uniforms to Pearl Harbor Survivors. Wanted: USN uniforms to Pearl Harbor survivors & WWII sunk ship survivors. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/264131-wanted-uniforms-to-pearl-harbor-and-sunk-ships-survivors/ WANTED - seriously interested in named Chief/Senior/Master TORPEDOMAN USN uniforms from the 1950s-1960s-1970s, and named USN jumpers or CPO coats from WWII. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/321179-wanted-torpedoman-uniforms-named-1920s-1970s/ "All Torpedoes running Hot, Straight and Normal." Link to post Share on other sites
wbrown189 Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share #15 Posted December 22, 2018 Thank you. That looks very good! Link to post Share on other sites
patches Posted December 23, 2018 Share #16 Posted December 23, 2018 Here's a similar one posted awhiles back. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/180680-111th-field-artillery-regiment-first-sergeants-coat-pre-ww2/ Link to post Share on other sites
wbrown189 Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share #17 Posted December 25, 2018 Thanks! Here's a similar one posted awhiles back. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/180680-111th-field-artillery-regiment-first-sergeants-coat-pre-ww2/ Link to post Share on other sites
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