Colonel Oveta Hobby (right) speaking with Auxiliary Margaret Peterson and Captain Elizabeth Gilbert at Mitchel Field, New York, United States, 1943

Caption     Colonel Oveta Hobby (right) speaking with Auxiliary Margaret Peterson and Captain Elizabeth Gilbert at Mitchel Field, New York, United States, 1943 ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Library of Congress
Identification Code   LC-USZ62-118263
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Oveta Hobby   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 2,463 x 2,176 pixels
Photos at Same Place Garden City, New York, United States
Added By C. Peter Chen
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
28 Jun 2015 10:43:04 AM

The aircraft is a Cessna UC-78 Bobcat and the vehicle is an aircraft tug. Note Col. Hobby’s cap piece. In US military tradition, the cap piece identifies the branch of service first and then officer or enlisted second. The fact that Col. Hobby’s cap piece is quite different from the regular Army officer’s cap piece is driven by the gender bias of the time signifying that Col. Hobby may be Army, but never quite “real” Army. The practice was corrected shortly after the war.

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