UNIFORMS of WW2
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This is your plain "Ike" jacket that was very poplar and very comfortable. I bought this example in a shop in Glendale, CA, because it is not your typical example. This guy was trying to make an impression with the Top Brass in HQ.

 

"Ike Jacket" .................. SHAEF HQ, Signal Corps

 

Tunic_15ArmyGrp1.jpg

This soldier was currently assigned to Supreme HQ Allied Expeditionary Forces (SHAEF) and his previous service was the 15th Army Group HQ. This jacket has 4 brass collar discs: two "US" discs on top and two Signal Corps discs below them. (I'm currently displaying it correctly with only one US on RH and a Signal Corps on LH collar.)

It has 5 overseas stripes of bullion weave and a re-enlistment stripe.

What makes this jacket unique is the detail.

 

Every patch on the uniform is sewn with a white cross-stitching pattern.

This is a patch of the 15th Army Group which was top command of all troops in Italy.

Tunic_15AG_Patch.jpg

 

The ribbons are not the standard cut ribbons mounted on metal. These are

hand-made using colored thread. The red has faded over the years. The

lower RH ribbon is for occupation forces, so this was worn after WW2.

And to keep his uniform neat, he sewed the pocket flap shut.

Tunic_15AG_ribbons.jpg

 

This example shows how uniforms can vary in condition, detail and quality.

Steve

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UNIFORMS of WW2 - by Custermen - 05-12-2006, 11:31 AM
UNIFORMS of WW2 - by j3rdinf - 05-12-2006, 12:07 PM
UNIFORMS of WW2 - by Dogdaddy - 05-12-2006, 01:43 PM
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UNIFORMS of WW2 - by Custermen - 05-13-2006, 12:34 AM
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