A Rare Sight To Behold And It's Now Part Of My Collection. During WWII The United States Navy Experimented
A rare sight to behold and it's now part of my collection. During WWII the United States Navy experimented with the idea of issuing garrison caps for the dungaree uniforms that could be interchangeable with the traditional dixie cup caps. The plan was eventually shelved and would never be considered again and officially died with the retirement of the dungaree uniforms in the 1990s. That wasn't to say that these caps didn't see use though. Much like the early Ike jackets, these were custom items that the sailor would have to pay for himself. They followed the same pattern as other US Navy and US Marine Corps garrison caps and fit well with the uniforms worn while at sea. These are extremely uncommon and this is actually the first time I've ever seen one in person. Knowing what it was and the fact it was only $4, I quickly snatched it up and now proudly have it in my collection with my US Navy Lieutenant's garrison cap.
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Just to try and make my blog a little bit more lively, does anyone have any requests for stuff they want to see? More aviation posts or my military collection? Anything really?
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One of my other hobbies I figured I’d share is that I collect old military uniforms for the purpose of restoring/preserving them. While most unfortunately don’t have names in them, the one on the far right in this picture does. It’s named to a gentleman who flew fifty missions in a B-29 Superfortress bomber over Japan as a crewman. I also help other collectors I know locate the veterans or the families of veterans who once possessed the items they have.
These Freaking Porn Bots!
I’m so tired of getting a notification from tumblr and getting all excited and then seeing it’s just another damn porn bot followed me...
One item I don’t show off much in my collection, mostly due to the feelings against anything Confederate in the last year, is an unissued Southern Cross of Honor. The SCH was essentially the South’s version of the Medal of Honor (which originated in the Civil War). The SCH though was never actually awarded during the Civil War, instead the first was awarded in 1900 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy who created the award and was given to Southern veterans in recognition of loyal, honorable service to the South. I picked this one up at a flea market last summer for $7 and took it to a guy I know who said it’s worth around $250 as is. A named one will typically sell for around $300-$750 depending on who it was awarded to and what battles they participated in.
Dear Tumblr, what the fuck?
Hey everyone. I just made a new blog for one of my other OCs and I’d really appreciate it if y’all could go follow it too. I’m going to bounce back and forth between the two but I’ll most likely be more active on the new one. Again, if you could go give it a follow it’d mean the world to me.
Well the eclipse was blocked by a thunderstorm until it was almost totally finished.... I hate the weather here
Finally decided to try out my new sketchbook I got way back at Christmas so I drew the boxing eagle mascot for a WWII fighter squadron. Turned out pretty good, even if I did have some problems with the legs...
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