Uniform, Military
Object number2017.63.2 a-f
Manufacturer
Waterbury Button Company
Date1941-1945
OriginLos Angeles, CA
MediumFabric; Brass; Metal; Plastic
Credit LineIn memory of Charles Bellas
DescriptionMarine dress uniform consisting of jacket, pants, pair of lapel pins, single ribbon bar, and three-ribbon bar set.DimensionsHeight x Width (a - width is between shoulder seams): 30.5 × 16.75 in. (77.5 × 42.5 cm)Height x Width (b - width at waist): 43 × 14.5 in. (109.2 × 36.8 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (c): 1 × 0.875 × 0.563 in. (2.5 × 2.2 × 1.4 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (d): 1 × 0.875 × 0.563 in. (2.5 × 2.2 × 1.4 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (e): 0.563 × 1.625 × 0.5 in. (1.4 × 4.1 × 1.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (f): 0.563 × 4.25 × 0.438 in. (1.4 × 10.8 × 1.1 cm)
Marks(a)
Pocket inside proper left front panel has union label inside with text including "UNION MADE / SUIT", "ISSUED BY AUTHORITY OF / AMALGAMATED CLOTHING / WORKERS...AMERICA", and "Made in / U.S.A. / SAS".
Back of each large button has text “WATERBURY BUTTON CO. CONN.”
Back of each small button has text that likely reads “WATERBURY BUTTON CO.”, but the buttons are mounted tightly and the text cannot be viewed in full.
(e)
Gold text on reverse of ribbon at center "PATENTED".
Each clutch back fastener has engraved text "PAT. NO'S. / 2308412 2308424".
(f)
Reverse of each ribbon bar has gold text, from left to right "PAT PEND", "LOS ANGELES", and "LOS ANGELES[?]".
Historical NotesDuring World War II, Charles Bellas served as a chief mechanic with the 2nd Marine Air Wing in the Pacific, including in the Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, and Bougainville.
Previous owner
Charles F. Bellas
Related institution
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Related institution
United States Marine Corps
Related institution
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
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1941-1953
