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Uniform, Military WWII OvercoatEntry/Object ID
109.98.19 a,bDescription
Navy Blue Wool Overcoat. Material: textile and plastic. (a) Coat. Size: 12" W. shoulder to shoulder x 40" L. Description: navy blue wool serge; below knee length, double-breasted style; 3 1/2" W. rounded collar; long sleeves tabbed at wrist and two navy blue buttons for sleeve width adjustment; front closure with five large navy blue buttons and button holes; vertical row of five identical trim buttons opposite closure buttons; one navy blue tab with buttonholes on each end at high front neckline, two smaller navy blue buttons under collar for securing tab closure; tab on inside at knee line for extra closure; all exterior buttons are backed with smaller navy blue buttons inside coat; two vertical banded slash pockets on front of coat at hip line; long vertical inverted pleats on each side of back coat from waistline to hemline; one open kick pleat at lower center back; three belt loops at back waistline; navy blue taffeta upper back bodice lining. (b) Belt. Size: 1 3//4" W. x 37 3/4" L. Description: navy blue wool serge; one end tapers to a point; navy blue plastic buckle and fabric loop on other end for fastening.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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Uniform, Military WWII OvercoatClass
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Personal ArtifactsCreate Date
June 18, 2003Update Date
November 21, 2024