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Title |
WWII Army Shirt, c. 1942-1946 |
Object Name |
Uniform, Military |
Description |
WWII Army Shirt, c. 1942-1946. Long-sleeved collared olive green button-down shirt made of woven cotton. Buttons are plastic and light brown. Shirt has two chest pockets, one on each side, with a flap over the top fastened by a center button. Above the proper right chest pocket is a green diamond-shaped patch with an eagle in a circle embroidered in gold. The proper left sleeve has two patches; the first, near the shoulder, is a white gear shape on a blue background, and the second, on the forearm, is three green chevron stripes facing upward and two curved lines below them, all on a navy blue background. The patch denotes the wearer's rank as technical sergeant. The proper right sleeve has the same rank patch. There are short vertical vents at each side on the bottom. |
Date |
c. 1942-1946 |
Creator |
United States Army |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2018.005.006 |
Dimensions |
H-33 W-17 D-9 inches |
Dimension Details |
on mannequin |
Collection |
3D - Personal Symbols |
Inscription Text |
"1269[?]0 / 2" (handwritten in black on inside strip behind buttons, bottom); "11243-B 1456B 6679 / KMIESIK 65 26B/3534" (handwritten in black on same inside strip); "7858" (handwritten in brown on same inside strip); "53611 / 47968" (handwritten, black, same inside strip); "3 / B4249" (handwritten, black, same inside strip, second line crossed out); "10177B" (handwritten, black, same inside strip); "5 / B4585" (handwritten, black, same inside strip); "1 / B1579" (handwritten, black, same inside strip, top) |
Provenance |
This belonged to Peter A. Ryan, Jr. who was born at 505 Marshall Street in Redwood City. Ryan worked at Ryan Pharmacy before and after serving in WWII. During the war, he was stationed at Baxter General Hospital in Spokane, WA as a pharmacist in the hospital pharmacy, as part of the Ninth Service Command. |
Notes |
Technical sergeant was the second-highest enlisted rank during WWII; its present-day equivalent is staff sergeant. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_II 03/26/2018] "The Army Service Forces were one of the three autonomous components of the Army of the United States during World War II, the others being the Army Air Forces and Army Ground Forces." They were created in 1942. "Army Service Forces brought together elements of five different components of the Army: elements of the War Department General Staff, especially its G-4 component; the Office of the Under Secretary of War; the eight administrative bureaux; the nine corps areas, which became the service commands; and the six supply arms and services, which became known as the technical services." The blue-and-white gear patch is the insignia of the Ninth Service Command, which covered the western states. The service commands were responsible for various logistical aspects of maintaining the army. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Service_Forces; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_area 03/26/2018] Baxter General Hospital opened in Spokane, WA in 1943 as a temporary military hospital. More information at http://www.historylink.org/File/10111 [accessed 03/26/2018] |
Search Terms |
Army Military Uniforms Ryan Jr., Peter A. Shirt Shirts Uniforms United States Army War Service World War II World War Two WWII |
Subjects |
Armies Military hospitals Military service Military uniforms Uniforms World War II |
People |
Ryan, Jr., Peter A. |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Kathleen Ryan |