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Title |
WWII Army Shirt, c. 1942-1946 |
Object Name |
Uniform, Military |
Description |
WWII Army Shirt, c. 1942-1946. Long-sleeved olive green button-down shirt made of woven cotton. Shirt has collar and small lapels. Buttons are brown plastic. Shirt has two chest pockets, one on each side, with a flap over the top fastened by a center button. On the proper left is an additional piece of fabric that extends past the shirt's edge with two additional buttonholes corresponding to two buttons on the inside proper left; this piece of fabric forms an additional layer over the chest and is invisible when the outside is fully buttoned. 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 a curved line below them, with a "T" in the space between, all on a navy blue background. The patch denotes the wearer's rank as technician third grade. The proper right sleeve has the same rank patch. There are two gray-brown buttons on the back collar on the outside; it is unclear what they correspond to. There are short vertical vents at each side on the bottom. |
Date |
c. 1942-1946 |
Creator |
United States Army |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2018.005.007 |
Dimensions |
H-35 W-18 D-9 inches |
Dimension Details |
on mannequin |
Collection |
3D - Personal Symbols |
Inscription Text |
"RYAN / 5B" (handwritten in black on small paper tag fastened to proper right inside collar) |
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 |
Techician ranks replaced specialist ranks in 1942. Technician third grade was the same rank and pay grade as a staff sergeant, though technicians did not have the same authority to issue orders. [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 |
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 |