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2. Utility clothing - Wikipedia

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   The Utility Clothing Scheme was a programme introduced in the United Kingdom during the Second World War. In response to the shortage of clothing materials and labour due to wartime austerity, the Government's Board of Trade put the Utility Clothing Scheme in place in order to standardise the production, sale, and purchase of clothing in ...

3. Utility cover - Wikipedia

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   Woodland and desert MARPAT utility covers. The utility cover, also known as the utility cap and eight-pointed cover, is the United States Marine Corps cap, worn with their combat utility uniform. It is an eight-pointed hat, with a visor similar to a baseball cap. [1] It is worn "blocked", that is, creased and peaked, for a sharper appearance.

4. Red Patch - Wikipedia

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   The red patch dates back to the early days of WWII during the Battle of Guadalcanal. After the initial assault on the beachhead, follow-on troops came ashore and confusion on the beach led to landing support Marines (then known as shore party) and infantrymen getting mixed together. Some shore party Marines went inland along with infantry ...

5. Side cap - Wikipedia

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   In the United States Navy the garrison cap ("cover") was first authorized during World War II, originally for aviators and later for all officers and chief petty officers (CPOs). Blue and white versions, as well as a forest green version for aviation officers and CPOs were later developed, although the blue and white versions were discontinued ...

6. Camp Pine (Illinois) - Wikipedia

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   Camp Pine was a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Des Plaines, Illinois, north of Chicago.It was leased by the United States Department of Agriculture during World War II to house civilian farm workers from 1943 to 1944.

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8. Uniforms of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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   Uniforms for the War of 1812 were made in Philadelphia.. The design of early army uniforms was influenced by both British and French traditions. One of the first Army-wide regulations, adopted in 1789, prescribed blue coats with colored facings to identify a unit's region of origin: New England units wore white facings, southern units wore blue facings, and units from Mid-Atlantic states wore ...

9. Pliofilm - Wikipedia

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   Pliofilm saw widespread use during World War II as a means of protecting tools and engines during shipping. [11] For aviation parts a modified product was produced; a chemical known as RMF was added in quantities of 1–5% to make the product less susceptible to deterioration by ultra-violet light .