Condition Notes: Fair used vintage condition. Heavy amounts of staining and discoloration throughout. Seam splitting at right pit. Heavy distressing at left shirt sleeve cuff. See photos.
Product Notes: • Manufacturer: Unknown (no tags or markings) • Materials: Cotton Twill • Crackerjack style
• No manufacturing information. The stencils at the bottom hem say "Burns, WA-362" • The insignia has a right facing eagle, a gear, and three chevrons. The Gear indicates an Engineman rating. The three chevrons indicate Petty Officer First Class. Hence, the sailor was an EN1- Petty Officer First Class Engineman • The four service stripes indicate that the individual had been in the navy for over sixteen years, as each stripes represents four years of service.
Vintage Tag Size: Unknown (no tags) Measured Modern Size: S
Measurements: Pit to Pit: 18.5 inches Chest: 37 inches Hem to Collar: (as measured from front): 23.5 inches
Research Notes: Dating these shirts can be tricky, but I'm placing this one as being from the late 1940s or early 1950s. I place the earliest date as 1948, as this is when the EN1 rank was established. I'm placing the latest date as early 1950s, as the construction most resembles a World War II/Korean War top, and the top doesn't have a DA contract number of the type that would have been used starting in 1953. This has been carefully researched, but I can't confirm accuracy.
