Show your Navy Chief Uniforms!

[carnut63]

I just recently picked this one up. It is named to Evert June Culling. Some quick research revealed the Evert entered the Navy after he earned his engineering degree in 1945. He was likely made a CPO when he was stationed onboard the USS Albemarle (AV-5). From what I can tell he was probably there from 1946-1948 while the ship played hosts to numerous engineers and scientists, both military and civilian. It was in te Marshall Islands and the bikini atoll for 2 years as some of the first atomic experiments were carried out. After he seperated in 1948 he continued atomic research and worked for the defense department for another 30 years. Here is his obituary:

 

Evert June Culling, 89, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 in Omaha, Neb.

June was born in Utica, Mo., to Evert and Stella Culling and raised in this farming community.

He attended Chillicothe High School, received a bachelors degree from the University of Missouri and went on to Southern Illinois College of Engineering. His education was interrupted when June entered the Navy in 1945 during World War II. He completed a Masters in Electrical Engineering after returning from the war and took a job with the Naval Ordnance Laboratory in White Oaks, Md. From 1948 to 1955 he was a participant in the Defense Nuclear Agencys atmospheric testing program where he analyzed the tests at the Nevada Proving Grounds, Bikini Atoll and Enewetak among others. It was at the Naval labs he met Helen Pauline (Polly) Gish and they were married March 9, 1952. In 1955, June took a position at Barksdale AFB in Shreveport, La., in the Office of Operations Analysis where he worked on electronic countermeasures. While in Louisiana they had three children, Alison, Thelma and Dan.

In August of 1963, he accepted the position of Chief of Plans and Tactics Division at Offutt AFB in Omaha, Neb. While in Omaha, Polly and June had their 4th child Joan. June was a computer hobbyist, car mechanic, genealogist and renaissance man. June retired from Strategic Air Command in 1979.

http://m.chillicothenews.com

 

 

 

[Kaigun Shosa]

I picked this up a while ago and am now posting photos. As you can see, the jacket is dated January 1942. So this individual has been in service at least since 1914. I have not had the chance to research him or to see what awards he is entitled to but I’m sure at least a GCM, American Defense, perhaps a WWI victory? Enjoy the pics!

 

 

[Kaigun Shosa]

Here is a close-up of his "hash marks" and crow:

[Stinger Gunner USMC]

I picked this up a while ago and am now posting photos. As you can see, the jacket is dated January 1942. So this individual has been in service at least since 1914. I have not had the chance to research him or to see what awards he is entitled to but I’m sure at least a GCM, American Defense, perhaps a WWI victory? Enjoy the pics!

 

 

Marion L. Rutledge was listed in August, Sept and December, 1941 as CRM (Retired) Service number 111 85 95 serving on temp. active duty at Naval Receiving Station Washington, D.C. That at least gives you a full name and service number to get his records. Looks like a great research project. Just the type I love! I'm sure he saw a lot of sea service in the intervention era which I find facinating.

[Kaigun Shosa]

Thanks for the additional information on Chief Rutledge! when I get a chance I will start a serch on him through the archives.

[Bob Hudson]

This is from a Senior Chief Petty Officer who served as a Command Senior Chief. He was with a Maritime Expeditionary Security Force unit.

 

[Bob Hudson]

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[Dan360]

Outstanding collections!!!! Here's mine. from left to right.

 

BMC, 8 button WW2 right arm rate, no hashmarks, no name, Clothcraft by Joseph & Feiss. Won it on Ebay

 

AXCM, tailored for Robert Schreiber, by Hong Kong, Iwakuni Japan ( i know, geographically that is wierd...) got this at a thrift store.

 

AFCM, tailored for Robert L Baring by Suzuki, Yokosuka Japan. got this last week, a fellow Airframer saw this in a thrift store and told me about it since he saw all my jackets hanging in my office. Got to the store 5 minutes before they closed. It was priced as a suit but there were no pants, so they cut the price from 14 dollars down to 7. Yellow tags were 50% off that day so they cut it in half again. Then i showed my military I.D. and got some more off so when they asked if i would donate a dollar to Amvets, of course i said yes.

 

OSCS, 20 years, red hashmarks. No name, Patriot by Weintraub, Philadelphia. Thrift store also.

 

BMC, pretty recent, just couldn't let it hang there in the thrift store. No Name, TrimFit by Flying Cross.

 

MMC, No Name, the material feels like CNT. This is also a Patriot by Weintraub, Philadelphia. Thrift store again...

 

ICC, NIce older rating badge and hash marks, name on label is illegible, made by Ashland clothes NY. Thrift store.

 

HTC, Tailored for R. C. Soppe At John Son, Hong Kong. Thrift store find.

 

EMC (blue & khaki) Scored these the same day in the thrift store on opposite sides of the aisle. The Blue one is not named, the bullion is fantastic, tailored in the Navy Uniform Shop, Brooklyn NY.

The Khaki one is named for James F. Smith, it was tailored by James S. Lee in Hong Kong. It was tailored on November 26th, 1971. The detail of the bullion for the globe in the rating badge is phenomenal.

 

ETC, an LDO lieutenant i work with heard about the collection in my office and brought this in, said someone gave it to him years ago. not named and missing buttons but i will give it a home!

 

AMC, Very nice condition, named to S. RAO. Tailored at the navy uniform shop in Brooklyn NY 1970. Won it on Ebay.

 

 

Next is to research all the ones with names in them...

 

 

 

 

[holdaas]

Here's one that I missed out on...and it went relatively cheap too...the auction didn't mention if it was named.

 

 

 

 

 

[lax_master22]

This is my first ever Chiefs uniform that I picked up a few weeks ago, its named to John H Cooper. After he left the navy he was a technician involved in developing missile propulsion devices for the military.

 

Close up on the ribbons

[holdaas]

I haven't seen a WAVES uniform yet so here's my contribution.

 

Chief Yeoman Sylvia D. Hennum...can't make out the full last name but I'll add a photo of the tag.

 

Uniform Manufactured by Frank R. Jelleff Inc. Washington D.C.

 

 

 

The name tag.

 

[navyman]

Very nice Holdaas.

 

I posted this ww1 cpo Yeomanette jacket in 2011 in the womens section but it should be shown here too.

 

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/106703-ww-1-cpo-yeomanette-jacket/?hl=navyman&do=findComment&comment=792894

 

 

Jason

[1930artdeco]

Here is one of my Chief's uniforms. Allegedly, this guy was at Pearl when it was attacked-according to the ebay description. Anyhow he went in in the 20's and got after the war I am guessing. I also have his rain coat, waistcoat and pants. Sorry if the medals are mixed up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[67Rally]

I know this was already seen on this forum (I bought it from another member), but it does belong here with the rest of the CPOs. Sadly, this CMM jacket and cap group is unnamed, but I couldn't stop myself from pulling the trigger anyway. Besides, judging by the six RED hashmarks and the single GCM ribbon (no star), this chief seems to have been my kind of senior enlisted...probably liked to have fun on the beach or perhaps told his DIV-Os what they really needed to hear.

 

 

 

[holdaas]

I recently found this one cheap on ebay, pretty great uniform if you ask me. I don't know if it's named yet.

[carnut63]

That is some clean and shiny bullion there!

[navyman]

I bought this little group about a few months back. I usually don't buy post ww2 jackets anymore unless the rating badges are harder to find. These chief Boilmaker you just don't see in bullion. Not sure the exact date but this rate came out in the 50's to 70's. Maybe someone can give me a ideal base on the khaki uniform and regs.. My picture does not show the beauty of the bullion work on the rate.

 

 

Jason

[uniformcollector]

Here is the uniform of Chief Torpedoman's Mate Harry Morris. He was the longest serving enlisted man in the history of the military. He enlisted at Newport, Rhode Island on 3 April 1903 as an Apprentice 3rd Class and retired January 31, 1958 (at age 70!) . He served a total of 55 years in the navy (a record that can not be beaten by current military regulations). He served on the Alliance, USS Topeka, USS Dixie (which made a cruise to Algeria to photograph the total eclipse of the sun), USS Kearsarge and many other ships. He was left behind in Jamaica when the Navy was helping to deliver supplies to the earthquake victims. When Secretary of the Navy Victor H. Metcalf arrived at Jamaica aboard the U.S. gunboat Yorktown, Morris in the consults boat started out to meet him. Upon seeing the American consular flag flying from the approaching boat the Captain of the Yorktown immediately ordered the traditional seven gun salute which this important personage rated. Morris also served in the "Great White Fleet" from 1907-1908 (a US Navy program for a worldwide round the world cruise performed by 16 US Navy battleships of the Atlantic Fleet). He later became the founder of the "Great White Fleet" Association which held annual reunion dinners to commemorate the cruise at the U. S. Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego.

 

 

 

Here is a another photo of the uniform. Notice the 13 service stripes.

 

Here are a photos of the chief in uniform:

 

[carnut63]

Whoa.......

[navyman]

That is some clean and shiny bullion there!

Thanks, My picture does not show it well. I will be posting that 1924 CMM uniform this weekend.

[19MJR91]

I could have shared this earlier, but I finally got a full uniform together which, for the most part, fits me. The Chief the jacket belonged to was actually my grandfather and the fouled anchor on the hat was his as well. I was trying to find a WWII era Chief's hat for a while, and I eventually ended up with a post-war version of the blue cover because I kept getting outbid on eBay and figured that for the sake of a picture I could just change out the band and pin for a few minutes (that said, I'm still looking for a 7 1/4 WWII Chief hat). Anyway, I wish I had a picture of my grandfather in this uniform, but he was promoted at the very end of the war and we just don't have any. He was very young when he made Chief, either 22 or 23, my grandmother has his papers somewhere. She has always said he was the youngest CPO in the Navy, but I have no idea how true that is. The jacket is a nice private purchase one and the rate is bullion, though it has seen better days. I also have a Navy raincoat that I got from another member of this forum. My father says my grandfather had an identical one. So, without further ado, pictures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[navyman]

I pick this up a few weeks ago. I really like the rating badge and in the future I plan on getting his records. It would be nice if he served on submarines, but I'm not counting on it. I did find his service number and his enlistment in 1913. His pants also came with.

 

[navyman]

[navyman]

Last photo is the tag.

 

Jason

[67Rally]

Jason,

Nice MM jacket!

19MJR91,

 

That uniform looks sharp (you are slightly taller than your grandfather ). What was his rating (is hard for these aging eyes to see that detail in the photo)?