Colonel Courtlandt Parker M1938 Dress White

[Matt4thCav]

Hi guys. Restoration completed after a good wash of white uniform. This jacket with Full Medal. The others i will complete with ribbons. 

I am very happy with the result. 

 

Matteo

[Pointedcuffs]

Looks great!

[patches]

Parker as a Maj Gen  commanding the 5th Division on Iceland 1941-43. Parker wore the coat when in the 8th Field Artillery Hawaiian Division, he also as you'll see was the Liaison Officer for the 1939 World's Fair in Queens New York.

 

https://militaryhallofhonor.com/honoree-record.php?id=2932

[patches]

Found this incredible photo of Parker actually wearing this White Uniform, with him is Marine Corps 1st Lieutenant Robert E. Cushman Jr, future Commandant of the United States Marine Corps 1972 1975, Cushman also was involved in the 1939 New York Worlds Fair, there was evidently a Detachment sent to the fair to act in some capacity such as providing demonstrations of military equipment and techniques and no doubt as a Recruiting vehicle . Don't know where or when this photo was taken, the civilian there is only IDed as a Mayor Burton, no Burton's were Mayors of either New York City or Honolulu then, did see a Mayor Harold H. Burton Mayor of Cleveland,, and when you look online it definitely  looks like him, though just what Parker and Cushman were doing in Cleveland Ohio??? LOL 

 

Burton I might add was a decorated Infantry Officer in the 91st Division AEF in WWI and much later a Supreme Court Judge

[Acollecter17]

Looks good! One of his white pants came in the lot I have. Burtons tunic is posted here, one I once had and regret moving haha.

[Spartan19]

Cool uniform. Im just not a huge fan of people restoring item's like this especially when it involves medals and  ribbons. Maybe thats just me.

[Gear Fanatic]

Agreed, It's when people start trying to pass it off as the real deal it gets bad...

[Spartan19]

1 hour ago, Gear Fanatic said:

Agreed, It's when people start trying to pass it off as the real deal it gets bad...

It's not even that but that's a real big issue right now. It's the people who either to a shinola job and or they brag about it. There's a lot of people on Instagram that are restoring uniforms brag about it and then try and sell it. 

 

If you what to restore a uniform by all means go for it. But please do it properly and respectfully. And if you ever sell said uniform please tell people it's been restored.

[Gear Fanatic]

As with all things in this hobby you have to have good intentions 👍

[Gear Fanatic]

Also, no discredit to the person who did the uniform, you did a phenomenal job, it looks great!

[Jamecharles]

That's a great uniform set just WOW 
GS