SOLD US WW2 IKE Field Jacket 8th AAF Aerial Gunner – Named . UA1326

United States WW2 8th Army Air Force (AAF) “Ike” Field Jacket. Uniform has enlisted collar insignia, a “U.S.” insignia and a AAF (Army Air Force) collar insignia on collar area. One sleeve has a nice bullion 8th AAF shoulder sleeve insignia (patch), the strange thing, is that the patch is stitched on top of another patch. Also, same thing with the sleeve rank insignia, they are stitched on over another set of sleeve rank insignia. There are also four overseas stripes on lower portion of one sleeve. Each stripe represents 6 months service in a combat zone. The 4 stripes would represent 2 years of service in a combat zone. Above one front pocket is a very nice bullion aerial gunner wing with 3 place ribbon bar below and a small AC pin under collar area. Interior has QM contract tag in the inside pocket marked: Jacket, Field, Wool O.D., 40S 1944. Also, ink marked appears to be to: Andy Cumming ’44, Crew Chief “Arrowhead” 453rd BG(H) 7233d BG. Also, size tag in neck area marked 40S. Overall, nice condition “Ike” field jacket with nice bullion insignia and unusual sleeve insignia overstitched on top of other insignia.

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.

The U.S. 8th Army Air Force (8th AAF) was a United States Army Air Forces combat air force in WW2. It engaged in operations primarily in the Northern Europe area of responsibility, carried out strategic bombing of enemy targets in France, the Low Countries, and Germany, and engaged in air-to-air fighter combat against enemy aircraft until the German capitulation in May of 1945. The U.S. 8th Air Force was based in England and was nicknamed the “Mighty 8th”.

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