WWII US Navy LCDR - Khaki Jacket & Pants - USS Raleigh

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WWII US Navy LCDR - Khaki Jacket & Pants - USS Raleigh WWII United States Navy Lieutenant Commander Khaki Dress Jacket & Pants Officers name is on both the jacket and pants. During WWII he was assigned to the USS Raleigh (CL-7) Jacket appears to be a size medium - you'll find a few light brown age marks/stains on back of jacket - slight fading to shoulder boards and ribbons - did not note any damage to interior - jacket is in very nice shape overall. Paints which appear to be fairly long (maybe 33 inches long) show some wear - a couple of small holes - some age marks/stains - some age toning (browning) when inspecting the interior - pants could be mended and cleaned which would help. Very nice set to display. A little info on the USS Raleigh from Wikipedia: Raleigh was moored at berth F-12, on the east side of the north channel at Pearl Harbor , when the Japanese made their infamous or famous attack . In the first attack wave a torpedo passed ahead and a second hit Raleigh portside amidships. The cruiser took such a list to port that it appeared she might capsize. As she fought to survive, jettisoning topside weight, her gunners helped to destroy five enemy planes. Her valiant men won her from the enemy and the sea in a struggle which almost miraculously, left her with only a few wounded.The next day, yard craft and Whitney came alongside to render assistance, and Raleigh was towed into the Navy Yard for repairs on 22 December. She departed Pearl Harbor on 21 February 1942 as an escort of a five-ship convoy which arrived San Francisco on 1 March. After overhaul at Mare Island , she cleared San Francisco Bay on 23 July as a unit of Task Force 15 (TF 15) assigned to convoy escort duty between San Francisco, Hawaii , Samoa and the Fiji Islands . Raleigh steamed from Pago Pago on 3 November to search out and destroy four Japanese picket ships reportedly operating between the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. Finding no trace of the enemy, she touched at Pearl Harbor from 13-17 November, then steamed independently to Dutch Harbor , Unalaska , Aleutians , arriving on 24 November. The following months were spent searching for enemy ships carrying reinforcements in the Rat and Near Islands and escorting troop and supply ships between Dutch Harbor and Kulak Bay . Raleigh put to sea on 10 January 1943 with Task Group 8.6 (TG 8.6) to cover the occupation of Amchitka Island . On 12 January, she conducted patrols off Amchitka, with infrequent sweeps off Kiska with her task group. Detached from the group on 10 February, she convoyed ships between Dutch Harbor and Kulak Bay, then entered Puget Sound Navy Yard on 23 March for repairs.Sailing on 22 April, she arrived Adak on the 28th and joined TG 16.6, patrolling the approaches to the Near Islands and covering the southern approach to Kiska. Raleigh participated in the bombardment of Kiska on 2 August, blasting targets in Gertrude Cove , and shelled enemy positions again on 12 August, before heading for San Francisco and overhaul. Raleigh stood out of San Francisco Bay on 15 September and resumed support of operations in the Aleutians, sweeping the ocean from Kiska to west of Attu. As part of TG 94.6, she steamed from Massacre Bay , Attu on 1 February 1944. to bombard enemy installations in Kurabu Zaki , Paramushiru , Northern Kuriles . In the early morning darkness of 4 February, she took her bombardment station off that enemy shore to blast an area w two dual-purpose batteries were located. She also took an airfield under fire, destroying a hangar and several barracks buildings. Her gunners also scored hits on a small merchant ship anchored inshore. After touching at Attu on 5 February, Raleigh returned to Puget Sound Navy Yard on 1 March for a three-month overhaul.Joining TF 94 at Massacre Bay on 6 June, she suffered a casualty to her number two main engine while en route to Matsuwa Island . After repairs at Puget Sound, Raleigh departed Seattle on 22 June, touched at San Pedro, Calif... read more

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