Navy Officer’s Service Blue Coat worn by Lt. Cassin Craig

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Navy uniform jacket worn by Lt. Cassin Craig. The Officer’s Service Blue Coat has peak lapels, which feature upturned edges ending in a point. The stripes on the sleeves represent the rank of Junior Grade Lieutenant. There are two gold-colored stripes on either sleeve. There is an embroidered Supply Corps insignia above the top stripe on each sleeve depicting three oak leaves and three acorns. There are five gold-colored gilt buttons on the front of the jacket, in two side-by-side vertical rows. There is a space for a missing sixth button on the top proper right side. The buttons depict an eagle holding an anchor in its talons and surrounded by stars. There are three horizontally rectangular pins above the proper left breast pocket. They are pinned next to each other and are touching each other.

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