imherms300ipms Posted August 17, 2008 Share #1 Posted August 17, 2008 Hi, I recently got 3 shirts. Two of which I can identify. (from right) First is a USN OD cotton field shirt (era, I'm not sure), second is a WW2 officer's khaki shirt. The 3rd one, I couldn't identify. The shade is lighter than the Army shirt, textile is softer, has breast pocket pleats, and the buttons are similar to the USN shirt. It has no markings, labels, or anything. Does anyone know about this? Is this issue or privately tailored? What branch of service? Thank you. Hermie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-X Posted August 17, 2008 Share #2 Posted August 17, 2008 The Khaki shirt seems to have the same buttons as the USN OD Shirt so it might be USN also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIl Sanow Posted August 17, 2008 Share #3 Posted August 17, 2008 I was under the impression that USN shirts DID NOT have shoulder loops. They look Army to me. Army officers tended to wear straps on shirts, but EMs did not. I would attribute the differences to the fact that officers bought their own clothing from different makers. Later, officers wore the issue shirt without shoulder loops on an everyday basis. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imherms300ipms Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share #4 Posted August 18, 2008 Thanks for the replies. I'm just starting to go into WW2 uniforms. The infos are greatly appreciated. Hermie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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