Thursday, March 14, 2024

Throwback Thursday -- A Matter of Opinion

 The jaunty fellow in the photo below is my father, Lieutenant Arden Packard, USN.  The uniform is that of a Navy officer of the 1930s.  He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1934, but he has lieutenant's stripes on his sleeves, so the photo was probably taken about 1940 or 1941. It looks like his attendance had been required, in full dress uniform, at some hoity-toity event or ceremony, and the uniform being a fussy thing, he was not subtle about expressing his opinion of it.  The photo may have been taken by my mother.  They were married in 1937.




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2 comments:

  1. Nancy Gilbride CaseyMarch 15, 2024 at 6:01 PM

    That is one uniform I have never seen. Have you ever looked into what type of uniform it was?

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  2. Karen Packard RhodesMarch 20, 2024 at 12:22 PM

    @Nancy Gilbride Casey -- It is the U.S. Navy officer's full dress uniform from the 1930s. My dad graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1934.

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