Uniform, Military

Object number2004.81.1 a-d

Date1942

MediumWool; Silk; Leather; Cotton; Metal; Plastic ;Nylon

Credit LineGift of David F. McKenna

DescriptionThree piece navy blue uniform including a long-sleeved shirt, pants, hat, and black neckerchief.Dimensionsa: 20 inch chest width
b: 27.25 inch inseam, 32 inch waist
c: 23 inch circumference of band
d: 54.5 inches long
Inscriptionsc) "T. McKenna" handwritten on inside band
Historical NotesThis WWII US Navy Seabee uniform belonged to the donor's father Thomas McKenna. McKenna enlisted into the Navy in 1943. He was in the Construction Battalion (Seabee). Born in 1914, he grew up in Pittsburgh’s West End and was the youngest of nine children. McKenna served in the Construction Battalion, or “Sea Bees,” from 1943-45 and was stationed in Virginia, Rhode Island, and Hawaii. After the war he returned to Pittsburgh and with his wife, Antoinette, raised a family of four in Mount Washington. Thomas worked for J & L Steel and Western Union and ultimately retired from the P & LE Railroad.

Previous owner Thomas Luke McKenna

Related institution United States Navy

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