Uniform, Military necktie

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Uniform, Military necktie

Entry/Object ID

109.98.10

Description

Material: textile. Size: 3" W. x 39" L. Description: black sateen strip - ends taper to point - white inside label: "Dorothy Grace Hodgkins". Part of 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

pauline

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Uniform, Military Necktie

Class

Clothing, Accessory

Category

Personal Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

January 4, 1999

Update Date

November 21, 2024