Necktie
- Object Name:
- Necktie
- Object ID:
- 2015.023.04
- Place of Origin:
- Mount Holly, NJ
- Date:
- 1942-1945
- Description:
- Uniform necktie, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II. Worn by Hibbert V. Miles (1915-2001) of Amherst, NH. Cotton blend khaki, shade 5, type necktie, issued from February, 1942. Black embroidered maker's label on inside of small end: "GEO. M. ROGERS & CO, / Mt. Holly N.J." Red "R" in a gold wreath on left of tag.
- Material:
- Textile
- Dimensions:
- W-3.7 L-45.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Worn by Master Sergeant Hibbert Vaughn Miles (1915-2001) of Amherst, NH. He was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1942. He was an Administrative Specialist serving at several air bases in the U.S., then, in 1944, in the China-Burma-India theater and in the Marianas Islands. He received an honorable discharge in 1945. He operated a service station in Milford, NH, before and after the war.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the family of Hibbert Vaughn Miles
- People:
- Miles, Hibbert V. (1915-2001)
- Subjects:
- World War II, Air forces, Uniforms
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