US M1942 paratrooper jump jacket 101st and 82nd Airborne
Textbook US M1942 paratrooper jump jacket with wartime sewn insignia. The garment is a textbook example with zinc buttons, crown zippers and its original tag reading what I perceive as size 36R. The garment retains its insignia for a technical corporal in the 82nd Airborne division. The way it is sewn is typical for Airborne troops, the small stitch and thread is typical for rigger modifications for jumpsuits. The short, tight stitch used is a textbook stitch for this type of unit. The left sleeve shows that a 101st Airborne patch was also once on that shoulder indicated that the individual soldier was switched from the 101st to the 82nd Airborne division whose patches were subsequently worn together. There 101st Airborne patch has been removed, possibly because it was field worn. The garment features a set of three straps sewn horizontally in the back which I have seen before at least two times with 101st Airborne jump jackets. This is a nice example of a untouched M1942 jump jacket with originally sewn insignia!
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