WWII BM Whites, Blues & Knit Sweater with Watchcap

[Texengland]

Well not nothing but very little! I am not a Navy collector but this was too good to pass up. It looks like the suitcase got wet and passed some rust staining onto the whites. Im in a hotel now so can’t really try anything to see if it will help get rid of some of it. Thinking maybe a cold soak but want some expert opinions on what exactly this is and what should be done with it. Might pass it on to a Navy collector.

 

If anybody wants a pic of something specific just let me know. Looks like most of it is named to the same guy.

 

 

 

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[manayunkman]

I’m no expert either but my experience with USN groups is that researching the veteran can add value.

 

Looking at what you have most Navy jumpers and pants don’t have much value but that can change with research.

 

The knit items will have more value because they aren’t encountered as often.

[Texengland]

I thought about research but I'm thinking Edwin Baker might not give me much to go on. Can unintelligent a timeframe from the uniform tags?

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[manayunkman]

The rates are sewn on the right sleeve?

[manayunkman]

It looks like WW2 but the rates being on the right side indicates it is pre 1922 when the rate went to the left sleeve.

 

 

[manayunkman]

Any serial number somewhere?

 

On the trunk under paint?

[Justin B.]

2 minutes ago, manayunkman said:

It looks like WW2 but the rates being on the right side indicates it is pre 1922 when the rate went to the left sleeve.

 

Right sleeve is correct for a boatswain's mate before 1948.

[Texengland]

I didn't see any serial numbers anywhere. Sorry my last post was auto corrected. I'll check a little harder, but the only thing I saw that wasn't a name was in the whites but couldn't make it out

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[manayunkman]

Thank you Justin.

 

Navy rates aren’t the easiest.

[AirMechanic]

What state/area were these found in? Although it is a fairly common name, you may get lucky and find him on findagrave.

 

You can do a general search of cemeteries in the state/area that you believe he may be from or where you purchased them. Then you can narrow down the search field a bit more by putting a typical wartime birth year (like 1918) and selecting one of the +/- ranges (like 10 years), which will exclude people born before or after the typical birth era of WWII veterans.

 

You may get lucky and find a listing with a photo of the military style grave marker with branch/rank, or even perhaps the listing would have his obituary. This may also have his middle initial or name (if he had one), which would help with muster roll searches. I’ve got lucky a few times before searching in this manner for common names, but it is not always full proof.

[Texengland]

It was east central Oklahoma. Ill give it a shot once I get back home. Is the consensus these are WW2 era or is it prewar?


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[29navy]

These are WWII.  There was an Edwin Baker (no middle name), BM2(T) 671-15-05.  on the USS Alshain (AKA55) from Feb 1945 - Dec 1945. 

 

[AirMechanic]

This may be your guy. 

 

 

 

 

[Texengland]

This may be your guy. 
 
 
 

 

Week damn that's him. That's awesome Thanks. Did not think it would be that easy

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[Texengland]

Amy input in what a lot like this might be worth?

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[Dave]

Not a huge amount...except for the knit caps, which tend to bring some pretty handsome money to vintage clothing collectors.