| Name | US Army uniform for a child, German-made |
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| Catalog ID | HCM6035 | |
| Year | 1946 | |
| Description | Uniform of Edward Friedman. Wool "Ike" jacket, with USFET (see USFET (formerly SHAEF) SSI) SSI on the right shoulder, and a 7th Army SSI (see 7th Army SSI) on the left shoulder. Two patch pockets, with lined flaps. Two bottom buttons missing. No other insignia. The right-side facing has pre-existing buttonholes sewn up. I'm not sure if this is a mistake, or evidence of re-used material. The lining is a light tan cotton (?) twill. The trousers are of the same wool, with several different lining/facing materials used. A hand-written "18" is on the right pocket lining. In the rear right pocket, which lacks a button (never had one?). is a page torn from a small spiral-bound notebook, with "William Frieman" written several times in a child's hands, in pencil. The khaki shirt is made of cotton, with two chest pockets (both missing buttons), and an extension of a different fabric sewn to the bottom, which is fragile and torn. There are child-sized (1 3/4" wide) blue-on-khaki Sergeant First Class stripes on the right sleeve. The chevrons look like the 1948-pattern, but are 1/4" too narrow. Edward went with his sister and mother to visit his father in Germany, in 1946. His father was assigned to a labor supervision company, and a German tailor made this uniform for young Edward. |
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| Added | 2024-02-24 15:36:39 (updated 2024-04-27 12:34:10) |