Show your Navy Chief Uniforms!

[Ponycar07]

What color is the star on the GCM? I know that it is possible for this, but it is quite difficult to have a CPO with 7 red service stripes and what appears to be 2 GCMs and to be a CPO. I love seeing this!

they are bronze.. red stripe CPO's were more common back then I guess

[Mercenary25]

 

[Dave]

That CMDCM was around for a while. Selected for CMDCM in 2003, was CMC on PORTER, then NASSAU...and I think one more. Looks like he might have ended up in Bahrain?

[navyman]

This uniform group was bought by a forum member years ago. He since sold it to another forum member and then I purchase it earlier this year from that member.

I have the items pack away right now and Kurt gave me permission to use his pictures.Thanks again!

Kurt did a good job writing this guys history up and the link is..... http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...t=0&start=0

I have some more records that I will post also.

 

Jason

 

 

Jason

 

MISSING DATA

 

 

Jason

 

 

Jason

 

I thought this paper was very interesting!

 

 

 

Jason

 

I found on a site he was qualified as a enlisted pilot in 1920. They spell his last name wrong.

Enlisted

Naval Aviation Pilots (NAP)

USN, USMC & USCG

1916-1981

KEISLER CLARENCE I USN 1920

 

Jason

[navyman]

Here's a new one that came today. This jacket has a beautiful BM cpo rating badge with gold good conduct chevrons. This uniform is dated 9/10/42 and named J.G. Allen on the tag. Also name in the arm/shoulder area.

 

It seem's no matches are coming up on the muster rolls.

 

 

Jason

[carnut63]

Here are some of my new additions to add to the collection here.

 

Pre-1913 Gunners Mate with Seaman Gunner and ex-apprentice marks. Complete with 2 pairs of pants. I intend on restoring this one and probably having the red restored on the patch. And of course finding the missing buttons. It will display real well when I'm done.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[carnut63]

Chief Mess Specialist

 

 

 

 

[sigsaye]

Chief Mess Specialist

Shipmate, I think you got hosed on this one. Couple of things to look at here. First off, MS (Mess Specialist) did not come inot existance until 1975 with this rating badge. This crow most likely dates to that time. Secondly, the way the crow is put on the sleeve. I have never seen a CPO cro put on any uniform where the backing fabric has not been trimmed and folded around the crow. This has simply been layed on the sleeve (by some one who has no clue what it is supposed to look like) and sewn donw. I do think there was something else here and this MS crow is an add on.

 

OK, since MS did not arrive until 1975, taking the hashmarks seen, this Sailor would have started his career around 1955 at the earliest. OK, taking into count broken service, where are the rest of the ribbons? There were a couple of wars between the end of WW 2 and 1975 ( I distinctly remember them ) Even if he did not participate in any of them, there would be more like a National defense, something. The ribbons may have been original to the coat, but the crow isn't. I think if you look hard, you'll find there was another crow under that one. I think some one put this together. Again, things just don't match up. Sorry. My opinion, and it's early in the morning.

[sigsaye]

These 2 nearly identical jackets are named to J.E. Baum (well one just says Baum). One jacket has 8 right facing eagle buttons and the other has half right abd half left. All 16 are the same vanguard mew yor buttons. The only Baum I can find is John Baume who was a PhM 1/c when he served with the marines in WWI and earned the Distinguished Service Cross. How can I find out if this is the same person? I can't find anything on the net for a Baum. Any help is appreciated.

This I would say is your WW 1 Doc! The hashmarks work out. The coat with the pre '40 buttons is a plus and also go to this being the Doc. The mix of pre and post 1940 buttons is a very common thing for Chiefs who were CPOs whent he change happened. I mean, who's really going to notice which way the eagles are facing? And who is going to tell a Chief (The Chief Doc no less). When Doc bought a new coat, he may have still had four old buttons in his "goodie" box and so only bought four of the new ones. Again, all that stuff comes out of pocket. Those four buttons could have been the differance in another beer. I certainly would have considered that in my day

[carnut63]

Shipmate, I think you got hosed on this one. Couple of things to look at here. First off, MS (Mess Specialist) did not come inot existance until 1975 with this rating badge. This crow most likely dates to that time. Secondly, the way the crow is put on the sleeve. I have never seen a CPO cro put on any uniform where the backing fabric has not been trimmed and folded around the crow. This has simply been layed on the sleeve (by some one who has no clue what it is supposed to look like) and sewn donw. I do think there was something else here and this MS crow is an add on.

 

OK, since MS did not arrive until 1975, taking the hashmarks seen, this Sailor would have started his career around 1955 at the earliest. OK, taking into count broken service, where are the rest of the ribbons? There were a couple of wars between the end of WW 2 and 1975 ( I distinctly remember them ) Even if he did not participate in any of them, there would be more like a National defense, something. The ribbons may have been original to the coat, but the crow isn't. I think if you look hard, you'll find there was another crow under that one. I think some one put this together. Again, things just don't match up. Sorry. My opinion, and it's early in the morning.

 

Ha, I was wondering when someone would catch me on that. Honestly I wrote a huge write up on how it was mis-matched then the iPhone didn't want to let me click add reply so I didn't have the energy to do it again. I think this is probably a late 40's coat that someone put a later patch on. Really I was just hoping that it was named but its not. Oh well for $20 bucks (w/shipping) I took a gamble.

 

Tyson

[Stinger Gunner USMC]

John Baume the Navy Chief who received a DSC in WWI appears to have died in December 1927 in Nicaragua while serving with 5th Marines. He is listed on the muster rolls through Nov 1927 then there is a burial of a CPhM John Baume on Dec 13, 1927 in Arlington Nat'l Cemetery.

 

These 2 nearly identical jackets are named to J.E. Baum (well one just says Baum). One jacket has 8 right facing eagle buttons and the other has half right abd half left. All 16 are the same vanguard mew yor buttons. The only Baum I can find is John Baume who was a PhM 1/c when he served with the marines in WWI and earned the Distinguished Service Cross. How can I find out if this is the same person? I can't find anything on the net for a Baum. Any help is appreciated.

[carnut63]

Here is one I picked up lately. Nothing too special but it is a nicely tailored WWII coat.

 

 

 

 

[navyman]

Here's a new one I just got.

I was unable to find any information on this guy.

 

 

 

 

Jason

 

I did some more digging and found this man's obit. This uniform is on post 123-124

 

Deceased Name: Weiger Clifford Oliver Weiger Clifford Oliver, formerly Of St. Paul, MN, residing since retirement in Mesa, AZ. Survived by wife, Thelma (nee Hughart); son, Richard (Karen) of Oakdale, MN; daughters, Ellen (Bruce Korb) of Santa Cruz, CA, Jane (David Wallin) of Torrance, CA; 7 grandchildren, Boyd, Daren, Clinton Weiger, Rebekah, Benjamin, Erik Nathaniel Wallin; 2 great-granddaughters, Kaytlin and Erin Weiger. Clif grew up on the East Side and graduated from Johnson High School in 1930, worked at Minnesota Mutual Life prior to World War II, and during the war served in the Naval Air Transport Service. Spent 37 years with Northwest Airlines, retiring as Director of Facilitations in 1975. He was NWA's representative to the FAA and CAB. An avid golfer, he was a member of the St. Paul Pioneer Press Hole-IN-One Hall of Fame. He will be sadly misssed by his entire family and friends.

 

 

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Name: Clifford Weiger

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1913

Death Date: 20 May 2003

Branch 1: NAVY

Enlistment Date 1: 30 Sep 1942

Release Date 1: 2 Oct 1945

[carnut63]

My newest acquisition, a nice WWI BM Chief jacket tailored in Bermuda of all places.

 

 

 

[navyman]

Just got this one in the mail today. Chief Radioman rating badge. I got his pants, jacket, older cpo vest,and cpo wool shirt. There was also a pea coat and another pair of pants. I think the pea coat is civilian. It all most looks like the ww1-1920's style but it only has 8 buttons and they are plain.

Here's what info I found on Michael P. Brindle

 

 

 

Jason

 

Now the uniform.......

I did find that the tag is dated 1938. He did not change the right facing rating badge but did change the pre ww2 buttons though.

 

This vest is name to another person, maybe a hand down?

 

 

Wool cpo shirt. Has anchor buttons. This is the first one of these shirts that I found.

 

 

Jason

[Stinger Gunner USMC]

Chief Disbursing Clerk Martin Bisko, USN. The thread I have on him is below.

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...howtopic=150225

[navyman]

I bought this one a month or so ago. No name that I can find. There was a visor the seller had but it went for crazy money. If someone here bought it could you let me know if there's a name?

He was a ww1 vet and the rating badge is a variation. I have a few of these. Note the eagles head is facing the wrong direction.

 

Jason

 

 

[Justin B.]

Outstanding WW1 coat! He probably got out within a couple of years after the war or he would probably have had to un-ship the overseas chevrons. Really great to see the old-style coats in good shape, thanks for the pics!

 

Justin B.

[holdaas]

Aviation Machinist Mate Senior Chief Petty Officer in Aviation Greens, named and dated 1962.

[Kaigun Shosa]

I ran across this picture on the web when I was researching who was the longest service enlisted man in the Navy. This would be an outstanding acquisition if I could ever own it!

 

Turns out to be Chief Torpedoeman Harry S. Morris. I googled him and found out that he was in for 55 years. Back when highyer tenure was never heard of!

[Dave]

I ran across this picture on the web when I was researching who was the longest service enlisted man in the Navy. This would be an outstanding acquisition if I could ever own it!

 

Turns out to be Chief Torpedoeman Harry S. Morris. I googled him and found out that he was in for 55 years. Back when highyer tenure was never heard of!

 

That was actually owned by one of our forum members, 4STARCHRIS. It's now in a museum somewhere (and yes, I tried valiantly to buy it...)

[holdaas]

An Aviation Radio Technician Chief and two Aviation Electronics Technician Senior Chiefs. I got the one in the middle from a forum member, need to find some felt service stripes to replace the ones that were removed from this uniform.

[carnut63]

WWI Carpenter's Mate. Unfortunately no name though.

 

Tyson

 

 

 

 

[carnut63]

WWI-1920's Electrician's Mate CPO. Missing the buttons. No name in this one, just the initials C.L.D. The seller told me that he purchased it at an estate sale in Framingham, Massachusetts and that there were business cards there for a Lawrence Day....Thats all the research history I can come up with.

 

 

 

 

Tyson

[navyman]

Tyson,

Nice additions! Really like the Carp rating badge.

 

Jason