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I recently picked up this white USN CPO uniform and it has me confused.  I am far from an expert on USN insignia & thought some of you Navy guys could possibly shed some light.  I am confused on how to date this uniform with the combination of insignia.  It has the WWI service chevron that I believe the regs did away with in 1922 but I think the rate may post date the WWI -1920's era?  If that is correct I suppose he could have worn the service chevron post 1922 against regulations?  Any help nailing this down would be appreciated, thanks!

 

Rob   

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Neither the WW1service chevron, nor the single service stripes are for white uniforms. They appear to have been added on. What ever is being used as a service stripes, along with being the wrong color, is much too long. The top edge should line up with the trailing edge of the rating badge, with the other end 2 inches above the cuff. It should be 7 inches in length, blue wool felt on white backing fabric. 

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Fixbayonets!

So do you think the rate could possibly be original to the jacket?  Since someone has enhanced it with the WWI chevron & service stripe do you think it's best to remove them?  Thanks for the help!


Rob  

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The service stripes just doesn’t look right. It is NOT right for whites. It doesn’t look like a legit service stripe. And, it is not on correctly. As for the WW1 chevron, I don’t know for sure what the Navy did for whites. They may have used the one for blues, as there were not that many issued and they were very short lived. 

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Yeah, the eagle is post 1940. For before that, it would be looking the other way. Hadn’t noticed that. 
 

I knew the WW1 chevron was worn on whites, I wasn’t sure it there was a chevron on white backing fabric, or if they simply used the one for the blues on both uniforms. Either way, the crow is post 1940. 

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