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ShirtEntry/Object ID
2014.006.0075BDescription
WWII US Army Shirt worn by a Techical Staff Sergeant in the Ordnance Department. The red and gold patch on the upper left sleeve indicates service in the Panama Canal Zone in WWII. The rating badge on both sleeves indicates the person is a Technical Sergeant.
On the upper right breast is the Honorable Discharge Emblem Lozenge sometimes referred to as the "ruptured duck" signifies that the soldier served honorably. It was worn by all servicemen, of all branches, when they were being discharged. They could wear their uniforms with the patch for up to thirty days after dischrge. It was authorized from September 1939 through December 1946. During World War II members of the armed forces were forbidden to possess civilian clothing unless so ordered. It made desertion harder and by rules they were to be treated as prisoners of war if captured and not spies.
There is a patch pocket with button flap on each breast, seven buttons down front, one button on each sleeve cuff. Size tag at back neck reads 15-1/2 - 32. There are no other tags on the khaki colored garment.Collection
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