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SPAR Uniform, Woman's Military blouseEntry/Object ID
109.98.7Description
SPAR Uniform of Dorothy Hodgkins. Material: textile, metal. Size: 15 1/2" W. across shoulders x 24 1/2" L. x 22 1/2" L. sleeves. Description: Uniform blouse/jacket. Navy blue fabric with black sateen lining; v-neckline with rolled notched collar that forms lapels (service crest lapel pins, #109.98.17-18), have been removed from lapels); tailored waistline; front bodice closure with four black plastic shank buttons imprinted with the Coast Guard crest; one decorative breast pocket flap on each side; black triangular discharge patch displays an eagle and a golden circle on the right flap; one inside breast pocket on each side; long sleeves; a patch on the right shoulder sleeve displays a white eagle, a red cross and two red chevrons (rank and rate); navy blue triangular patch displays a silver shield on the left cuff; label inside back neckline: eagle graphic and the words "U.S. Coast Guard Clothing Division". Entire SPAR uniform is accessioned as #109.98.5-13, 17-18) and includes a cap, a garrison cap, blouse, shirts, skirt, slacks, belt and service crests.Context
Waseca County Military - U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, SPAR. Dorothy Hodgkins was a SPAR, a member of the women's reserve of the U.S. Coast Guard from 1943-1945. The name "SPAR" derives from S(emper) PAR (atus) or "always ready", the motto of the U.S. Coast Guard. Hodgkins worked with public health doctors and nurses in sick bay and in the dental clinic in St. Augustine, Florida at a Coast Guard training station. Later she was located in Washington, D.C. at Coast Guard headquarters. See donor gift agreement for more biographical information on Dorothy Hodgkins Gigeay.Cataloged By
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Object Name
Uniform, Military blouseClass
Clothing, OuterwearCategory
Personal ArtifactsCreate Date
January 4, 1999Update Date
September 9, 2026
