Name/Title
Uniform, Military capEntry/Object ID
109.98.6 bDescription
Material: textile. Size: 3 3/4" W. x 11 1/4" L. Description: navy blue wool - navy blue sateen lining - garrison style cap - tan label inside: "U.S. Coast Guard" and anchor logos - handwritten on label: "D. Hodgkins" - two inside right labels: "21 1/2" and "U.S. Coast Guard Clothing Division" and an eagle logo. Part of a U.S. Coast Guard SPAR Uniform that includes: cap, garrison cap, blouse, shirt, skirts, 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. ("SPAR" - s(emper) par (atus) means "always ready" and is the motto of the U.S. Coast Guard. From 1943-45, she worked with public health doctors & nurses in sick bay & the dental clinic. She was stationed 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 capClass
Clothing, HeadwearCategory
Personal ArtifactsCreate Date
January 4, 1999Update Date
November 21, 2024