Uniform, Military
Object number2013.103.1 a-g
Manufacturer
The Cadet Store
Date1935
OriginNY
MediumWool, leather, cotton, brass, metal
Credit LineGift of Trish Klatt
DescriptionUniform consisting of hat, hat plume, drawstring bag, coat, gray pants, dark gray pants, and overcoat.Dimensionsa) 6.50" H, 7.50" W, 9.875" depthb) 10.25" L, 2.75" W
c) 17.75" L, 12.50" W, 1.25" depth
d) 35.75" L, 17.50" shoulder width, 3.00" depth
e) 42.00" L, 15.25" W at hip, 1.00" depth
f) 38.50" L, 17.00" W at waist, 0.75" depth
g) 59.00" L, 41.00" W of capelet, 4.00" depth
Inscriptions(a)
"JCF" on chin strap.
(c)
Inside bag is a white tag with "FRI DAY" written in black ink.
(f)
In pen inside proper right front of waistband: "Friday - C."
Marks(a)
Inside hat: "7" inscribed in a square.
Inside hat "THE / CADET / STORE / WEST POINT / N.Y." inscribed in a diamond.
Brass shield on the front has a banner with text "DUTY HONOR COUNTRY / WESTPOINT MDCCCII USMA".
Brass buttons have text "CADET / USMA".
(d)
Cloth label sewn inside back has text "No. 7254 Date 8.13.35 / CADET STORE / WEST POINT / Name Friday J.C. / Maker J.A.".
(e)
Cloth label inside proper left side hip has text "No. 4101 Date 7.15.35 / CADET STORE / WEST POINT / Name / 36.29.38 / Maker L.K."
(f)
Purple paper tag on right front belt loop that reads: "CLEAN / ONLY / CLEAN / ONLY / 0698".
g)
Buttons have text "CADET / U.S.M.A." with the coat of arms in the center.
Cloth label inside collar has text "No. 7757 Date 9.30.35 / CADET STORE / WEST POINT / Name Friday J.C. / Maker / Quel".
Historical NotesUnited States Military Academy (West Point) uniform worn by James Cornell Friday. Friday was a member of the class of 1939 at West Point, but did not make it through his first year. He started in July of 1935, after attending a year of college at Duquesne. By the end of January, he had received 79 demerits and was discharged "on account of deficiency in studies" as stated in his West Point record. Friday had grown up in Morningside and attended Central Catholic High School. His family ran the Duquesne Brewing Company. After West Point he went back to Duquesne where he played hockey and majored in mathematics. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps during WWII and was trained as a bombardier and navigator and spent the majority of the war teaching the use of the Norton Bomb Site at Bakers Field, California. After the war he returned to Pittsburgh and ran JA Berger and Company, his father-in-law's wholesale meat and cheese business in the Strip District.
Related person
James Cornell Friday
Related institution
United States Army
Related institution
United States Military Academy
Related institution
Central Catholic High School
Related institution
J.A. Berger and Company
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Costumes Unlimited, Inc.
c. 1917
