NAM.1990-04-144-1

Field jacket, United States Army, 1944. Part of a uniform associated with a fifth grade technician of the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, US Army. Associated with World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945). Made of cotton with a wool lining; soft, fold down, collar with a cotton strap and button to fasten when worn up; zip up front with a five button hole flap meeting five brown plastic buttons; front has one slit pocket each side; on the side seams a strap meets one of three buttons; at the back there is one shoulder to waist pleat; upper left arm the bears embroidered badge of the 29th Division consisting of blue and grey teardrops dividing a circle with an olive drab border; left and right upper arms bear rank insignia, two buff chevrons above a buff ‘T’ on a black background, denotes technician, 5th Grade.

World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945)