mds308 Posted October 29, 2019 Share #1 Posted October 29, 2019 I wanted to share these with the forum. I had never seen them or heard of a "party suit." In fact, my first thought was to cut the patches off these ugly coveralls. Glad I didn't do that. They come from the estate of a WWII - Vietnam period Navigator. He was at Udorn in the late 1960s. One of his awards was dated 1968-1969. I blacked out his name in the photos. The purple suit is jacket with matching pants. This one doesn't have a label. The blue suit has a matching ascot and the claw is stenciled on the back. Purchased from the estate. 100 percent genuine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mds308 Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share #2 Posted October 29, 2019 2nd suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mds308 Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted October 29, 2019 3rd suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat123 Posted October 29, 2019 Share #4 Posted October 29, 2019 Wonderful, thanks for sharing! Good save! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytiger Posted October 30, 2019 Share #5 Posted October 30, 2019 Nice. Looks like a WSO in the 13th TFS 1969-71 ( Mekong Mice patch is from that era when the bombing on NVN suspended). I would guess when he made LTC he was then the Maint. Sqdn. CO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted October 30, 2019 Share #6 Posted October 30, 2019 Very nice examples. Thank you for not cutting these up. Unfortunately, that was the fate of many of these party suits early on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMI88 Posted November 1, 2019 Share #7 Posted November 1, 2019 Very nice, and agree 100% on keeping these "as is". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted November 1, 2019 Share #8 Posted November 1, 2019 Great collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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