Short Sleeve 1st SGT Khaki Shirt

[Edelweisse]

Hi Folks:

 

I recnelty picked this up in a local thrift store...and I'm thinking 1960-70s 1st Sgt short sleeve shirt....but I can't find any size....yet it's small size...and I'm thinking "female" but I could be wrong. The shirt is made by "Finesilver" San Antonio, TX...and there is another label on the inside with washing and care...and spec. "LP/P-DES-39-68"...whatever that means. Any help in ID'ing the timeframe would be appreciated.

[Edelweisse]

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[Steve B.]

That looks to mem like a PX/private purchase shirt, not an issue shirt.

 

I am not positive, but I don't think the Army ever had a khaki uniform for females. If they did, it probably wouldn't have chest pockets.

 

I agree with your estimate of 60s-70s. We wore khakis even into the early 80s until the girl scout green shirts came out. I know they wore long-sleeved khakis in the 50s & at least part of the 60s. Again, I'm not sure when they switched to short sleeves.

 

At any rate, that's a nice shirt!

[KurtA]

Based on the merrowed-border chevrons, post 1968. So, anywhere in the span of 1968 to 1979 (khakis were gone when I went on active duty in 1980)

Females didn't wear this type shirt. And, on what they did wear, they wore smaller chevrons - not these large size (Male) chevrons.

[atb]

It looks like what we used to call "TW's." Tropical worsted khakis like that were purchased and not issued. I remember the last day you could wear khakis was in about 1985 or 1986. The guys in my unit who could wore them on the last day.

[Martinjmpr]

Female would have had the smaller chevrons I'm pretty sure.

That style of short sleeved khaki was the summer dress uniform when I first came in. They stopped issuing them right after I finished basic training in 1980.

 

Female equivalent at that time was a mint green one piece dress that ended a couple of inches above the knee. I can't remember what the official name of that dress was, as I did basic at the Fort Benning School for Boys so there were no females around.

[Edelweisse]

Thank you...I was thinking of smaller chevrons...since the USAF had the same (Smaller chevrons) for female service members when I was in. I just wasn't sure...since it's a 1st Sgt....but the comment about the pockets.....I got it...fully understand. Thank you for all your help.

[jim46]

A woman's shirt would also have had the buttons on the other side.

[Edelweisse]

Jim46.....good catch. I should have known.

[patches]

This would be your Female Summer Uniform back then, from the late 50s on, I don't know when they stooped wearing this, sometime in the 90s?, a pale green, green cord with darker green piping on cuffs and collars, plus as mentioned the small rank insignia. Photo from the early 80s of a reservist, but was worn obliviously army wide.

 

 

And in Vietnam 1969, again note the small rank sleeve insignia.