Police Uniform Jacket of Mr. M. C. Preminger, prior to 1967

Name/Title

Police Uniform Jacket of Mr. M. C. Preminger, prior to 1967

Entry/Object ID

1996.264.2

Description

ACC. NO. 96.264.2 SUBJECT CATEGORY: POLICE DEPT DATE OR PERIOD: PRIOR TO 1967 OBJECT: UNIFORM JACKET DESCRIPTION: BROWN-COLORED SERGE UNIFORM POLICE JACKET, WITH EMBLEM ON UPPER LEFT ARM. EMBLEM IS SHIELD-SHAPED IN SILK EMBROIDERY IN BLUE, GOLD, AND ORANGE COLORS. EMBLEM STATES, "ALAMEDA POLICE " ON THE RIGHT SLEEVE ARE THREE BLUE- AND GOLD-COLORED SILK EMBROIDERED CHEVRONS ON A BLACK-COLORED BACKGROUND. THREE GOLD STARS ON ONE OF THE SLEEVES. (STARS MAY INDICATE LENGTH OF SERVICE YEARS.) HISTORY OF OBJECT: ALAMEDA POLICE UNIFORM JACKET THAT BELONGED TO MR MC "MICKEY" PREMINGER (BORN JULY 23, 1918 IN BROOKLYN, NY; DIED IN ALAMEDA ON OCTOBER 18, 1995). MR PREMINGER HAD SERVED IN THE US MARINE CORPS DURING WORLD WAR-II. DONOR: MRS LUCILLE PREMINGER DATE: AUGUST 1, 1998