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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 57737, member: 59"]Looks like the belt and buckle are correct for US naval officer of that period. I checked pictures of Admiral Dewey on Google and sure enough he's wearing a belt very similar. Then I came back here and zoomed in on the buckle. Sure enough, US Navy anchor on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, the rest of the uniform is not admiral rank from what I saw. Different stripes on the sleeves, but this guy should be an officer, for sure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 57737, member: 59"]Looks like the belt and buckle are correct for US naval officer of that period. I checked pictures of Admiral Dewey on Google and sure enough he's wearing a belt very similar. Then I came back here and zoomed in on the buckle. Sure enough, US Navy anchor on it. Now, the rest of the uniform is not admiral rank from what I saw. Different stripes on the sleeves, but this guy should be an officer, for sure.[/QUOTE]
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