Sleeping bag cover used by Lieutenant Leslie Collingwood Sharpe, Korea 1950-1951
cover, sleeping bag, case
Accession Number
NAM.2000-09-98-1
Description
US water-repellent sleeping bag cover, 1950-1951. Made by Palm Beach Upholstery and Mattress Company, USA. Associated with Colonel Leslie Collingwood Sharpe, Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own), in Korea (1950-1953). Used in Korea 1950-1951. American equipment was abundant during the first winter of the Korean War (1959-1953). This sleeping bag cover was water repellent and provided further protection for the sleeper.
Campaigns
Korea (1950-1953)
Associated collection
