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Description
This original and rather substantial WWI U.S. Navy uniform grouping is identified to Yeoman First Class Bonnie H. Murchison. View the Veteran's Information section for more details regarding Y1c Murchison's life and military service. This grouping consists of:
A dress blue wool jumper with a Y1c rating patch on the wearer's left sleeve and hand-stitched stars on the collar,
Three pairs of dress blue wool trousers, two of which are identified to seamen other than Murchison,
A rare, shawl-collar white cotton jumper, twice-marked "B. H. MURCHISON",
Two standard-collar white cotton jumpers, each twice-marked "B. H. MURCHISON",
Two pairs of white cotton trousers, each marked "B. H. MURCHISON",
A pair of white cotton underwear,
A pair of dark cotton drawstring shorts, twice-marked "B. H. MURCHISON",
A private purchase dress shirt collar by George P. Ide & Co., Inc. of Troy, New York,
A private purchase pair of suspenders,
A private purchase money belt with decorative buckle,
A cotton twine tassel,
And an Army barracks bag, marked with the laundry number of "R-2762".
No manufacturer's labels could be located, as is common with WWI USN uniforms. No objects have been removed from nor added to this grouping.
Provenance
Personal Collection of Chelius Carter. This grouping was gifted to Mr. Carter by Y1c Murchison's niece, who was a member of Mr. Carter's congregation.
Condition Report
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This uniform grouping is in fair, well used condition. The wool pieces exhibit significant mothing, several buttons are either cracked or missing, and there are stains and tears throughout.
Veteran's Information
Bonnie H. Murchison was born on September 2, 1894, in Halls, Tennessee. He registered for the draft and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. As a pre-war bookkeeper for Halls Supply Co., Murchison was well-qualified to perform the clerical and administrative duties of a yeoman during the war, eventually attaining the rank of Y1c. Murchison survived the war and died in October of 1976. He is buried in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Made available to the new owner below are Murchison's Draft Registration cards, 1930 U.S. Census report showing his status as a WWI veteran, and gravesite (note his headstone erroneously lists his rank as a yeoman third class, which was likely a misinterpretation of this very uniform's three chevrons).
