Shirt

Object Name:

Shirt

Object ID:

2015.023.03

Date:

1942-1945

Description:

Uniform shirt, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II. Worn by Hibbert V. Miles (1915-2001) of Amherst, NH. With Master Sergeant's chevrons. 10.5 oz. olive drab wool light shade No. 33, intended to only be worn under the uniform jacket (see 2015.023.02). Two patch type pockets on breast, Master Sergeant's chevrons on both shoulders, "Ruptured Duck" honorable discharge patch on right breast, four service stripes on left sleeve. Pockets, cuffs, and front of shirt secured with brown plastic buttons, 0.5" diameter. 11 buttons total. "3355" stamped on inside right of shirt, last part of Miles' serial number.

Material:

Textile

Dimensions:

H-35 W-18 inches

Provenance:

Worn by Master Sergeant Hibbert Vaughn Miles (1915-2001) of Amherst, NH. He was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1942. He was an Administrative Specialist serving at several air bases in the U.S., then, in 1944, in the China-Burma-India theater and in the Marianas Islands. He received an honorable discharge in 1945. He operated a service station in Milford, NH, before and after the war.

Credit Line:

Gift of the family of Hibbert Vaughn Miles

People:

Miles, Hibbert V. (1915-2001)

Subjects:

World War II, Air forces, Uniforms