[krb]

[CodeToad]

Navy, E-5?

[edcoil]

Navy Chief Petty Officer, I cannot make out the logo in the chevron.

[Ranger Drew]

Looks like an old navy uniform. At least a chief petty officer it looks like. I’m no expert though.

[Enough_Deceit]

Thanks for your help with the posting! What did I do wrong?

[Blood of Tyrants]

Navy, Petty Officer First Class. Date unknown.

[MHGinTN]

Looks more like a Police dress uniform from New York or Baltimore, circa 1900 to 1929.

[King of Florida]

Train conductor, Delaware Lackawanna & Western RR.

(no disrespect intended, but that's what it looks like!)

[wtc911]

Can you get him to turn the sleeve a bit?

[Eastbound]

M/Sgt, USMC ?

[primeval patriot]

Navy Chief, E-7.

He’s got the Chief’s anchor on his cap too.

[Young Werther]

Those are Naval Chevrons, (they’re upside down which is different than Army and Air Force enlisted rank insignia.) The Helmet Insignia looks like, but is hard to see, an anchor through the world. That would make the uniform that of a Marine, Hoo Haa!

[metmom]

Ping

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

mail man, post master general?

[LonePalm]

The person is a US Navy Chief Petty Officer.

My best guesses as to his rating are (in order) Yeoman, Storekeeper,Gunner's Mate, Boatswain's Mate.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Nam Vet]

Several are correct here. There are no stars above the 'Crow', hence a E-7 Chief Petty Officer.

Nam Vet

[squarebarb]

Could you have clicked on ‘properties’ while the picture was still as a ‘thumbnail’?

I did that once. I am on Fotki.com. I forgot to click on the picture to enlarge it full-frame first, and then ‘properties’.

Sorry I am clueless about the uniform.

[opbuzz]

It looks like the US Navy Blue Dress.

http://www.oldmagazinearticles.com/articles.php?cid=60&get=4

The cap seems different, maybe USN on the device.

[LonePalm]

I am now guessing Gunner's Mate since he appears to have the "Seaman Gunner" badge on his right sleeve. This would have been worn on the right sleeve underneath the rating device and denotes an additional qualification.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Looks like U.S. Navy, Chief Petty Officer, E-7, judging from his rank insignia.

[missnry]

Here's a better look...

RIGHT ARM RATES--established in 1841 and disestablished 2 April 1949, originally signified men of the Seaman branch. During WWII these rates included Boatswains Mate, Turret Captain, Signalman, Gunners Mate, Fire Controlman, Quartermaster, Mineman, and Torpedomans Mate. Other ratings wore rates on the left sleeve.