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  2. U.S. Army M1943 uniform - Wikipedia

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    The most recognizable part of the uniform is the standardized field jacket. It was longer than the M-1941 jacket, coming down to the upper thighs, had a detachable hood, drawstring waist, two large breast pockets and two skirt pockets. It was colored olive drab shade no. 7 (OD7), a darker and greener shade than the previous field jacket. [1]

  3. United States Army uniforms in World War II - Wikipedia

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    The M-1943 uniform came into service in the later half of World War II. The uniform was designed as a layered system, meant to be worn over the wool shirt and trousers, and in conjunction with a wool sweater and liners in colder weather. The most recognizable part of the uniform is the standardized M-1943 field jacket.

  4. M1941 Field Jacket - Wikipedia

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    The first field jacket was based on a civilian jacket suggested by Major General James K. Parsons, for whom it was unofficially named. [2] Unlike the service coat, the material for the jacket was more wind and water resistant. A further reason for adopting a field jacket made of a different material was that shortages of wool were expected. [3]

  5. Eisenhower jacket - Wikipedia

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    WWII-era Eisenhower jacket worn by Dwight Eisenhower [1]. The Eisenhower jacket or "Ike" jacket, officially known as the Jacket, Field, Wool, Olive Drab, is a type of waist-length jacket developed for the U.S. Army during the later stages of World War II and named after Dwight D. Eisenhower.

  6. List of World War II uniforms and clothing - Wikipedia

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    Comparative military ranks of World War II; List of equipment used in World War II; Imperial Japanese Army Uniforms; United States Army Uniform in World War II; Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1940–1943; Ranks and insignia of the Soviet Armed Forces 1943–1955

  7. American services and supply in the Siegfried Line campaign

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    The centerpiece was the olive drab, 9-ounce (260 g), cotton sateen M1943 field jacket. [25] The 3 + 1 ⁄ 2-pound (1.6 kg) M1943 field jacket was lighter than the 6 + 1 ⁄ 4-pound (2.8 kg) M1938 field overcoat, but laboratory testing showed that it kept the skin just as warm at both 0 °F (−18 °C) and 20 °F (−7 °C). [26]

  8. Field jacket - Wikipedia

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    Field jacket can refer to any one of several US Military jackets: . M1941 Field Jacket, worn from 1941 till 1943; M-1943 Field Jacket, worn from 1943 till 1951; M-1951 field jacket, worn from 1951 till 1965

  9. List of formations of the United States Army during World War II

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    This is a list of formations of the United States Army during the World War II.Many of these formations still exist today, though many by different designations. Included are formations that were placed on rolls, but never organized, as well as "phantom" formations used in the Allied Operation Quicksilver deception of 1944—these are marked accordingly.