Name/Title
JumperEntry/Object ID
2014.006.0072ADescription
WWII Coast Guard Jumper - Upper portion of a Coast Guard Uniform - Yeoman, Petty Officer Second Class undress blue uniform jumper. On left sleeve: rating insignia with an eagle and crossed quill pens in white, the crossed quill pens are a symbol of a yeoman who is basically a sailor who does paper/office work, and the two red chevrons indicate he is an E-5 or Petty Officer Second Class. On the right sleeve is a white shield which differentiates the Coast Guard Uniform from a Navy Uniform. On the upper right breast is the Honorable Discharge Emblem Lozenge sometimes referred to as the "ruptured duck" signifies that the sailor served honorably. It was worn by all servicemen, of all branches, when they were being discharged. They could wear their uniforms with the patch for up to thirty days after dischrge. It was authorized from September 1939 through December 1946. During World War II members of the armed forces were forbidden to possess civilian clothing unless so ordered. It made desertion harder and by rules they were to be treated as prisoners of war if captured and not spies.
Navy Blue Wool with three rows of white piping on sleeves and around collar, stars on back collar flap; pocket on outside on left breast. The white label on the back under the flap reads: U.S. Coast Guard, Name (blank), Rate (blank).Collection
Clothing Collection