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Can Anyone Identify the Military Uniform?
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| 1/22/08
| Enough_Deceit
Posted on 01/22/2008 1:21:23 PM PST by Enough_Deceit
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KEYWORDS: antiques; milhist; militaryuniforms
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I hope that I posted this okay. I set up an account with photobucket according to the instructions on a previous thread and photobucket.
Anyway, I came across this old picture. The civilian is my great grandfather. The other man is his brother. Grandpa was born in 1872, so I am guessing that the picture was around 1920s? What branch of military and what rank would he be? Is my time quesstimate correct? Thanks a lot!
To: Enough_Deceit
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posted on
01/22/2008 1:22:14 PM PST
by
krb
(If you're not outraged, people probably like having you around.)
To: krb
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posted on
01/22/2008 1:23:02 PM PST
by
CodeToad
To: Enough_Deceit
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posted on
01/22/2008 1:23:31 PM PST
by
Enough_Deceit
(Confessions of a middle-aged drama queen. ;-))
To: Enough_Deceit
Inverted chevrons on the sleeve strongly suggest U.S. Navy; however, I’m not familiar with what the Coast Guard and/or Merchant Marine were wearing at the time, which may have been similar.
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posted on
01/22/2008 1:23:39 PM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: krb
Navy Chief Petty Officer, I cannot make out the logo in the chevron.
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posted on
01/22/2008 1:23:44 PM PST
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edcoil
To: krb
Looks like an old navy uniform. At least a chief petty officer it looks like. I’m no expert though.
To: krb
Thanks for your help with the posting! What did I do wrong?
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posted on
01/22/2008 1:24:14 PM PST
by
Enough_Deceit
(Confessions of a middle-aged drama queen. ;-))
To: Enough_Deceit
The insignia looks like that of a Navy Chief Petty officer.
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posted on
01/22/2008 1:24:14 PM PST
by
Bob
To: CodeToad
there are three below and one above, makes him a chief.
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posted on
01/22/2008 1:24:24 PM PST
by
edcoil
To: krb
Navy, Petty Officer First Class. Date unknown.
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posted on
01/22/2008 1:25:03 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
To: krb
Looks more like a Police dress uniform from New York or Baltimore, circa 1900 to 1929.
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posted on
01/22/2008 1:25:17 PM PST
by
MHGinTN
(Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
To: edcoil
Definitely CPO, maybe yeoman.
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posted on
01/22/2008 1:25:20 PM PST
by
L98Fiero
(A fool who'll waste his life, God rest his guts.)
To: edcoil
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posted on
01/22/2008 1:25:40 PM PST
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Plutarch
(Go Mitt!)
To: edcoil
You are right. I didn’t see the rocker on top. It also makes him a lifer.
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posted on
01/22/2008 1:26:11 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
To: Plutarch
I believe circa ww1 or ww2 they did. Unless he is a merchant marine?
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posted on
01/22/2008 1:26:39 PM PST
by
edcoil
To: krb
Train conductor, Delaware Lackawanna & Western RR.
(no disrespect intended, but that's what it looks like!)
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posted on
01/22/2008 1:26:42 PM PST
by
King of Florida
(A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.)
To: krb
Can you get him to turn the sleeve a bit?
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posted on
01/22/2008 1:27:13 PM PST
by
wtc911
("How you gonna get back down that hill?")
To: Enough_Deceit
Looks like you used square brackets “[” and “]” instead of angled brackets “<.” and “>.”
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posted on
01/22/2008 1:27:22 PM PST
by
krb
(If you're not outraged, people probably like having you around.)
To: Enough_Deceit
Navy, CPO agreed. However, I can’t get past those chins. They don’t make them like that anymore. :)
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posted on
01/22/2008 1:27:30 PM PST
by
Bruinator
("It's the Media Stupid.")
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