Jacket, Military
- Object Name:
- Jacket, Military
- Object ID:
- 1987.070.01
- Creator:
- Saco
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date:
- circa 1944
- Description:
- Army Jacket of Col. Fred Wood, WWII, Eisenhower style. Dark olive green fabric (fiber undetermined). Long sleeves, cuffs, shoulder loops, collar, 2 exterior breast pockets, 2 exterior side waist buckles. Center front closure, 5 buttons and 2 snaps. Two interior pockets, one with maker's label, "SACO / UNIFORMS / PHILADELPHIA / UNIFORMS OF UNIFORM QUALITY". Fully lined. Nine pins (removable) and 3 sewn patches attached to jacket: cloverleaf pin on each shoulder loop, officer's "U.S." pin on each upper lapel, crossed canon coast artillery pin on each lower lapel, 2 bars of ribbons over left pocket, 1 bar with red, white, and blue fabric in gold frame over right pocket, six-pointed star with red "A" (sixth army) patch on right shoulder, trapezoid patch with black "A" over white and red (first army) on left shoulder, and 6 horizontal stripes of gold braid on green on right lower arm.
- Material:
- Textile
Metal - Provenance:
- Uniforms, equipment, and memorabilia belonging to Col. Frederick M. Wood of the New Hampshire National Guard's 197th Coast Artillery (AA), which served in the Pacific during World War II.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Frederick M. Wood
- People:
- Wood, Frederick M. (1912-2008)
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