I found this in the pocket of a WW2 uniform

cirelaw · 04-07-2014, 08:35 AM

I collect uniforms from both wars and finally decided to check the pockets~~Eric

ithacaartist · 04-07-2014, 08:55 AM

A nice historic tid-bit, Eric. Of course, Jenny McCarthy would worry needlessly about the soldier's "risk" of autism!

OK, now, the form says Pvt., but it came from the pocket of a jacket with three stripes? What's up with that?

cirelaw · 04-07-2014, 08:58 AM

That is a mystery!!!Good Point~AA is army Air Force I presume~

hayhugh · 04-07-2014, 08:59 AM

The pvt. rank is what he was when the record was first issued. They don't issue a new record every time they give you a shot. You don't remember that?

cirelaw · 04-07-2014, 09:02 AM

Thanks Hugh, mystery solved~

m1903a3 · 04-07-2014, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by cirelaw

That is a mystery!!!Good Point~AA is army Air Force I presume~

Quite the opposite! That's the anti-aircraft artillery command patch. As you can see from his shot record he was in the 383rd CA (Coast Artillery) initially. The 383rd was redesignated as an AA battallon before they shipped out to the Pacific in 1944.

ithacaartist · 04-07-2014, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by hayhugh

The pvt. rank is what he was when the record was first issued. They don't issue a new record every time they give you a shot. You don't remember that?

Sorry, no, they didn't immunize in the first semester of ROTC--which is far as I got.

cirelaw · 04-07-2014, 10:44 AM

Dave Your still my hero!!!

John Sabato · 04-07-2014, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by hayhugh

The pvt. rank is what he was when the record was first issued. They don't issue a new record every time they give you a shot. You don't remember that?

The same is true of shot records that you get for international travel. You just keep making entries until there is no more space to make them... then you can usually get some supplemental pages... Shot records don't expire, they just mature with age, unlike humans...

I am turning 67 in October, ...goin' on 30!

cirelaw · 04-07-2014, 01:12 PM

I do have one from WW1, made by the 'House of Kuppenneime' in New York~ I checked the pockets, no luck~

NoncomRetired · 04-07-2014, 05:02 PM

How many others got the square needle in the left nut besides me?????

cirelaw · 04-07-2014, 05:59 PM

I don't mean to be redundant but this Army Air Force flight suit is way cool! I will try to track down its' original owner~~

cirelaw · 04-07-2014, 07:03 PM

A big score!! D.C. Jones maybe~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_C._Jones Joint Chief Of Staff! I will attempt to validate~I will check Army Air Forces records. Everything in this article checks out~~ http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/85368/ Next step I have to find out if there were others with to same name and history~~~ Any suggestions? ~~Eric

GySgt1811 · 04-08-2014, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by NoncomRetired

How many others got the square needle in the left nut besides me?????

Twice...

Gunny John

cirelaw · 04-08-2014, 11:27 AM

Confirmed that the flight suit belonged to General David C. Jones when he was a pilot with the U.S Army Air Force in the forties. Became Chairman of the Joint Chief of staff serving under 2 presidents. Also Head of Norad. He was on the covers of both Life and Times magazines~ Nice Find!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...f_World_War_II

cirelaw · 04-08-2014, 02:39 PM

The General died last year at 92~ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/15/us...t-92.html?_r=0 And how his uniform wound up in my closet is a happy mystery. Thank you all for all your continued patience with my compulsive behavior~~~Eric

MikeP · 04-09-2014, 04:55 AM

In the 60s I collected German uniforms.
Some guys I knew got hooked up with an old lady in Germany who would scour neighborhoods and get lots of things still hanging in closets.
Every couple months a big box would show up and it was a hoot to see what she had found.
Waffenrocks were the most common followed by anything else you could imagine.
A general's overcoat and a black SS hauptampt tunic stand out.
Most had eagles removed or swastikas clipped.
You'd find them in pockets along with change, tickets and dog tags.
Best piece I got was an assault gun Captains wrapper-worth about $50 then.
I kept an infantry crusher I paid $5 for.

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cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	I found this in the pocket of a WW2 uniform I collect uniforms from both wars and finally decided to check the pockets~~Eric Attached Thumbnails

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ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,368 Thanks: 7,432 Thanked 2,610 Times in 1,378 Posts	A nice historic tid-bit, Eric. Of course, Jenny McCarthy would worry needlessly about the soldier's "risk" of autism! OK, now, the form says Pvt., but it came from the pocket of a jacket with three stripes? What's up with that? __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

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cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	I do have one from WW1, made by the 'House of Kuppenneime' in New York~ I checked the pockets, no luck~ Attached Thumbnails

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cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	I don't mean to be redundant but this Army Air Force flight suit is way cool! I will try to track down its' original owner~~ Attached Thumbnails

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cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	A big score!! D.C. Jones maybe~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_C._Jones Joint Chief Of Staff! I will attempt to validate~I will check Army Air Forces records. Everything in this article checks out~~ http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/85368/ Next step I have to find out if there were others with to same name and history~~~ Any suggestions? ~~Eric Attached Thumbnails

04-07-2014, 08:58 AM	#3
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	That is a mystery!!!Good Point~AA is army Air Force I presume~

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hayhugh User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Florida/Penna Posts: 898 Thanks: 877 Thanked 514 Times in 276 Posts	The pvt. rank is what he was when the record was first issued. They don't issue a new record every time they give you a shot. You don't remember that?

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cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	Thanks Hugh, mystery solved~

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cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	Dave Your still my hero!!!

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NoncomRetired Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 719 Thanks: 144 Thanked 306 Times in 146 Posts	How many others got the square needle in the left nut besides me?????

04-08-2014, 11:27 AM	#15
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	Confirmed that the flight suit belonged to General David C. Jones when he was a pilot with the U.S Army Air Force in the forties. Became Chairman of the Joint Chief of staff serving under 2 presidents. Also Head of Norad. He was on the covers of both Life and Times magazines~ Nice Find!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...f_World_War_II Attached Thumbnails

04-08-2014, 02:39 PM	#16
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	The General died last year at 92~ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/15/us...t-92.html?_r=0 And how his uniform wound up in my closet is a happy mystery. Thank you all for all your continued patience with my compulsive behavior~~~Eric

04-09-2014, 04:55 AM	#17
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	In the 60s I collected German uniforms. Some guys I knew got hooked up with an old lady in Germany who would scour neighborhoods and get lots of things still hanging in closets. Every couple months a big box would show up and it was a hoot to see what she had found. Waffenrocks were the most common followed by anything else you could imagine. A general's overcoat and a black SS hauptampt tunic stand out. Most had eagles removed or swastikas clipped. You'd find them in pockets along with change, tickets and dog tags. Best piece I got was an assault gun Captains wrapper-worth about $50 then. I kept an infantry crusher I paid $5 for.