109.98.5 a,b

Uniform, Military hat

1944 Approximate

SPAR Uniform Hat. Material: textile. Size: 11" diameter x 3 1/2" H. Description: white cotton cap crown with a navy blue brim with several rows of top stitching;- black ribbon hatband with left side bow; gold lettering across front: "U.S. Coast Guard"; eight metal snaps under ribbon hatband; labeled under hatband: "21" and "U.S. Coast Guard: with anchor insignia. (b) Removable cover. Material: textile, metal. Size: 6 1/2" diameter x 4" H. Description: white cotton six-gored cap with eight snaps corresponding to cap. Part of U.S. Coast Guard SPAR Uniform that includes: cap, garrison cap, blouse, shirt, skirts, slacks, belt and service crests.

Waseca County Military - U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, SPAR. Dorothy Hodgkins was a SPAR, a member of the women's reserve of the U.S. Coast Guard. "SPAR" - s(emper) par (atus) means "always ready" and is the motto of the U.S. Coast Guard. From 1943-45, she worked with public health doctors & nurses in sick bay & the dental clinic. She was stationed in St. Augustine, Florida at a Coast Guard training station. Later she was located in Washington, D.C. at Coast Guard headquarters. See donor gift agreement for more biographical information on Dorothy Hodgkins Gigeay.