The 'USS HOLLYWOOD'

Didn't the military police corps also wear the 4 pocket tunic and full dress uniform while overseas on base when on duty?

Thanks for the information and photos. Do you know what the soldier's gear in the first photo was using?  In the second photo (Anti Aircraft Battery), did the soldier's just wear a cartridge belt and gas mask bag? What other web gear would the soldier wear (if they do)? Any idea is the gas mask bag was required to be worn?   Many thanks

Thanks for the information! Would any of the soldiers be wearing M1 helmets in 1941? What webbing gear is the soldier in the photo wearing?

Fred Astaire doing the old soft shoe on the deck of a Battlewagon ( Ship Name  never mentioned)   Movie is the 1936 Follow The Fleet.

Thank you for your opinion on this :))   I bought it and the seller said, he would ship it Monday :) I am really stoked about this as I never thought, I would own one ☺️ Concerning the replacement of the nametag: Wouldn't it be impossible to find out the original wearer's name? It appears to have been the early black on white printed tape (maybe it was the embroidered one, but I will not know until I have it in my hands), so there will not have been any pressing through...   Cheers, Jules

In their 80s, its probably a little late to be learning the interwebz.   I hope they can save their place. I'll refrain from political statements about property taxes and leave it at unrealized gains shouldn't be what you pay your property tax rate on.

Thank you

FYI...In the 1950 Census that I included from Ancestry.com I don't think that Ford Wilson is your Ford Wilson.  That one is from Pineville, Kentucky and yours is not.  The rest of the Census records I believe are correct.  Sometimes Ancestry throws in the incorrect person with the same name.  So that's just the 1950 one that you should throw out.

I did some research that pointed to the knife possibly inventoried to the Communications & Navigation personnel. I guess this could include the ship's Quartermasters, Signalmen, and Radiomen?