Uniform, Military WWII

Name/Title

Uniform, Military WWII

Entry/Object ID

49.07

Description

WW II Army Uniform of Dale Kugath. Material: textile, metal, plastic. (a) Jacket. Size: 18" W. x 27 1/2" H. Description: light green wool jacket with a light green cotton lining, five brown plastic buttons on right front, two pockets on front; patches and medals attached to jacket front and sleeves. (b) Shirt. Size: 18" W. x 33 1/2" H. Description: green wool shirt with seven green plastic button on right front, two pockets on front, patches on both sleeves; black print inside: "15 1/2 - 33 K 9196" (c ) Tie. Size: 59" L. Description: light green tie with black accents and a blue and white circle pattern. (d) Pants. Size: 43 1/2" L. Description: green wool pants with four plastic green buttons in front; size "W33 L 31"; seven plastic button around inside of waist band; black leather belt in loops. (e) Cap. Size: 11 1/2" L. x 5" H. Description: dark brown cap with yellow trim and a symbol on front: "Veterans of Foreign Wars"; red patch with yellow print: "Life Member"; yellow print: "VFW 1642"; yellow print on back: "Minnesota"; brown leather band around inside of cap; white tag: "Made Expressly for VFW Nat'l Hdqtrs. RN 22928 7 1/4" (f)) Cap. Size: 11" L. x 5 1/4" H. Description: tan cotton garrison cap stamped inside: "K 9196 MD 179."

Context

WW II Military Uniform wore by Robert Kugath while he served in Japan. Robert wore this uniform to the Memorial Day Parades for about 50 years.

Cataloged By

pauline

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Uniform, Military WWII

Class

Clothing, Outerwear

Category

Personal Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

November 12, 2007

Update Date

November 21, 2024