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Jacket, Ike, Pfc. Harold Bowers, 90th Infantry Division, ETO
€475.00
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Great genuine WWII US Army regulation Enlisted Men's jacket, as chosen by General Eisenhower in April 1944 -- hence the 'Ike Jacket' denomination under which it soon became popular.
The present jacket retains all its original insignia: 90th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia and Third Army patch, US and Infantry collar discs, 'Ruptured Duck', Combat Infantryman Badge, medal ribbons (European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three Stars, American Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal and WWII Victory Medal), and Overseas Service Bars.
Excellent overall condition; complete with all buttons. Label is dated June 9, 1944, size 34L. Laundry number B-8652 has been handwritten in the collar.
Harold Roscoe Bowers was born on September 1st, 1924 in Kingsdale, Pennsylvania and joined the US Army on May 3, 1943 (ASN 33508652). He went on to serve with the 90th Infantry Division and deployed to Europe from June 16, 1944 to December 6, 1945, participating in the fighting in France and Germany. He was discharged on December 14 of that year as a Private First Class and passed away on April 27, 2017.
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Great genuine WWII US Army regulation Enlisted Men's jacket, as chosen by General Eisenhower in April 1944 -- hence the 'Ike Jacket' denomination under which it soon became popular.
The present jacket retains all its original insignia: 90th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia and Third Army patch, US and Infantry collar discs, 'Ruptured Duck', Combat Infantryman Badge, medal ribbons (European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three Stars, American Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal and WWII Victory Medal), and Overseas Service Bars.
Excellent overall condition; complete with all buttons. Label is dated June 9, 1944, size 34L. Laundry number B-8652 has been handwritten in the collar.
Harold Roscoe Bowers was born on September 1st, 1924 in Kingsdale, Pennsylvania and joined the US Army on May 3, 1943 (ASN 33508652). He went on to serve with the 90th Infantry Division and deployed to Europe from June 16, 1944 to December 6, 1945, participating in the fighting in France and Germany. He was discharged on December 14 of that year as a Private First Class and passed away on April 27, 2017.
Illustration documents available in digital format only.