usna dress blues 1940

This round coat was issued to Thaddeus John Jakubowski of Michigan upon his matriculation at the U.S. Naval Academy on September 13, 1940. This coat has the class stripe of a midshipman first-class; it was undoubtedly last worn when Mr. Jakubowski upon his graduation and when he left the Academy Yard on June 9, 1943. Unlike his peers at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, he wore no insignia or badges on his uniform.

References:
Annapolis Capital Newspaper. Wednesday, June 09, 1943, page 3.