Name/Title
JacketEntry/Object ID
1999.025.001Description
Olive drab belted wool United States Marine jacket. Four buttons down front. Four buttoned front pockets, one top, one bottom on each side. Buttoned lapels on each shoulder. All buttons depict eagle atop an anchor (U.S. Marine emblem). U.S. Marine lapel pin on each lapel (two total). Patch on each upper arm of sleeve (two total) -- two green strips pointing upward to make an arrow, on red background. On left arm above striped arrow is a diamond shape blue patch with white stars and a red "1" with the word "Guadalcanal" in white lettering. Over upper right pocket is a diamond shape green patch depicting a yellow bird within a yellow circle. Inner lining of left sleeve stamped "4M College Hall Fashions Contract NOm 47938 Dated MArch 29, 1945"