Jacket, Military
- Object Name:
- Jacket, Military
- Object ID:
- 1987.070.06
- Date:
- 1946
- Description:
- Jacket, Army, of Col. Fred Wood, WWII, Eisenhower style. Olive green wool. Long sleeves, cuffs, shoulder loops, collar, 2 exterior breast pockets, 2 exterior side waist buckles. Center front closure, 5 buttons and 1 snap. Two interior pockets, one with woven label, "REGULATION / ARMY OFFICER'S JACKET". Fully lined. Six pins (removable) and 3 sewn patches attached to jacket: rectangular "A BAS L'AVION" (has image of lion and winged artillery) pin on each shoulder loop, officer's "U.S." pin on each upper lapel, crossed canon coast artillery pin on each lower lapel, 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 gold stripes on green on right lower arm.
- Material:
- Textile
Metal
Wool - 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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