WW2 US Army “Ike” Field Jacket 40R . UA1309

United States WW2 Army Field “Ike” Jacket. No Insignia on this jacket. Wool O.D. Jacket. Size tag in neck area marked: 40R. Also, ink marked on inner back area: O-3337. QM depot contract tag in inner pocket is very worn and is marked: Jackets, Field, Wool O.D. size 40R and contract dated 1944. Worn condition.

Additional Notes: The Eisenhower jacket also known as “Ike” jacket, officially listed as the Jacket, Field, Wool, Olive Drab, is a type of waist length jacket developed for the US. Army during the later stages of WW2 and named after Dwight  Eisenhower. Intended to be worn on its own or as an insulating layer beneath the M-1943 Field Jacket and over the standard wool flannel shirt and wool sweater, it featured a pleated back, adjustable waist band, fly front buttons, bellows chest pockets, slash side pockets, and shoulder straps.

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