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A few of the Ike uniforms on display at the US Victory Museum.

 

The biggest problem we have displaying women's uniforms is that

some are so small, we cannot find any mannequins that are small

enough to dress. When the museum was open for Dec. 7th, I

had the 11 year old daughter of one of the collectors wear the PTO

uniform. It was 1 & 1/2 inches too wide at the shoulder, but the

rest of the uniform fit her perfectly. It's a size 10. You have to

see the darts sewn into the back of the tunic to believe it! This

uniform was originally tailored to fit like a glove. The woman who

wore it in WWI couldn't have weighted more than 95 lbs.

 

SHAFE. ETO. PTO. ETO. (Unpatched)

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PTO

 

Can anyone identify what each of the ribbons represents?

To limit the number of follow-ups, please do it only if you

can identify ALL of them. Start with the top left and go across.

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ETO (Unpatched)

 

This uniform was also made at Lè Pelican in Paris in 1945.

We have others that were made by this same shop. Does

anyone know whether they're still in business? They must

have been very well known, or very popular at the time.

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Ribbons from top left to bottom right are: Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, WAC Serice Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, Phillappine Campaign Medal. Hope this helps. Jack

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