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WWII Coast Guard uniform of Peter Chase (Rev). An orphan raised by his sister, Chase was a great sailor. Helped Coast Guard with a project and was sent to the Coast Guard Academy. Per donor, newspaper article exists regarding his saving 45 lives in New York. Virginia Chase lives in Laurelmeade. Interior tag reads, "Weintraub Brothers & Co./Philadelphia/Manufactured/In Accordance with/Applicable U.S.N./Uniform Regulations" Uniform initially collected by Harry Barr as part of an attempt to start an exhibition at USS Massachusetts, but it did not work out. |
Object Name |
Uniform, Military |
Catalog Number |
2019.31.1 |
Year Range from |
1941 |
Year Range to |
1945 |
Credit line |
Gift of Harry Barr |