Named Navy blues for an Aviation Machinist's Mate 1C
Article about: Hi guys! On my drive from Pennsylvania and Utah, I must have stopped at every antique mall I saw. I picked up this uniform in Des Moines, Iowa. It is a jumper and pair of pants, both named t
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Re: Named Navy blues for an Aviation Machinist's Mate 1C
Nice pick up, not sure on his job, Navy is an area I need to read more about.
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Re: Named Navy blues for an Aviation Machinist's Mate 1C
Hi Mo !
I have a pic in a book of a USN Aviation Machinist Mate, Second Class with
this Airgunner mark. These guys manned the rear guns on the Grumman
TBF Avenger. The Airgunner distinguishing mark was authorised from
February 1943 to July 1946.
Missing from the above jumper are ribbon bar(s) and metal 'Combat
Aircrew' wings above.
Somewhere I have a pic of a Chief Aviation Machinist Mate,
who is also a Naval Enlisted Pilot (NAP).........
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Re: Named Navy blues for an Aviation Machinist's Mate 1C
Wow! That's amazing, thanks for the info!
Could it have been possible for him to have been on a PBY?
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Re: Named Navy blues for an Aviation Machinist's Mate 1C
Yes, he could have been a gunner on a PBY. The Aviation Machinists Mate is his rating, the Air Gunner is a specialty qualification.
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Re: Named Navy blues for an Aviation Machinist's Mate 1C
Roger is correct.........
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