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M-1926 enlisted summer service coat


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Great shot. Wow the number of units that wore them are growing way past the Hawaii and Panama units eh

 

I took the liberty of copying the photo in it's larger more perminent view, IF I am in any violation in doing this please delete.

 

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Here's a question, was the Service Cap the only form of Headgear permitted to be worn with the Khakis, or could the Campaign Hat be worn too on occasion on duty or off, or as per Uniform of the Day dictates?

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So far as I know, only the wool visor and campaign hats were authorized for wear with this coat, however I did purchase a khaki visor with QM stamps a few years back. I was surprised that it existed. I suspect these were not issued to every soldier who was issued the khaki coat, but I don't know. Certainly mine is the only one I ever saw. I suspect that this was because the government cut spending during the depression.

 

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...we can't make out the DIs on the lower lapels...

 

I.D.ed as 41st Coast Artillery Regiment by a highly reliable D.I. spotter (aka kiaiokalewa at the Forum).

 

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agate hunter

Just picked up a yearbook for Ohio National Guard from 1938. Has a lot of images of men wearing the khaki service coat.

 

 

First up, men of HQ Detachment, 37th Division.

 

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Note the man with the 37th patch on the right shoulder.

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Now men of the 148th Infantry Band:

 

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145th Infantry Band:

 

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148th Infantry Band

 

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This is an image of an officer wearing a khaki EM service coat. Its not often seen, but I've seen it before.

 

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37the Division is putting on a good demo of khaki service caps and field caps in these pictures….this is the large showing of the khaki service cap actually being worn that we have seen in this thread. Good work, agate!

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37the Division is putting on a good demo of khaki service caps and field caps in these pictures….this is the large showing of the khaki service cap actually being worn that we have seen in this thread. Good work, agate!

 

Thanks Wailuna. For anyone interested I posted more photos (including lots of images of officers wearing medals) from the Ohio National Guard 1938 yearbook here: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/204227-ohio-national-guard-and-naval-militia-1938-yearbook/?p=1598522

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Thanks for the pics, nice, not certain, but since they are reinforced they might be Cavalry breeches for that same period, will see what other think. What do you think the HQ stamp says? can't make out much after HQ.

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"HQ-9405", not sure the significance. It's stamped in the coat too.

Shoulder was stationed in HQ company 38th infantry regiment

38th Inf Regt, 2nd Division. When this item was worn the regiment was stationed at Fort Douglas Utah. Looking at it now, it might say 38th something or other right below the HQ stamp? Still unsure if the reinforcements were standard for all these type breeches, will let others look in.

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"HQ-9405", not sure the significance. It's stamped in the coat too.

Shoulder was stationed in HQ company 38th infantry regiment

 

I have an M-1926 coat from a soldier in an HQ company (of a regiment), and it, too, is stamped with ''HQ'' followed by four digits.

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I have heard unofficially from my deep background contact that these EM Khaki uniforms in fact might of been unit property for units that were required to wear them.

 

Stand by for any other info regarding this.

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I have heard unofficially from my deep background contact that these EM Khaki uniforms in fact might of been unit property for units that were required to wear them.

 

Stand by for any other info regarding this.

 

 

I believe what you are hearing is in regards to the issue shirts and trousers for wear in the Philippines (and maybe Hawaii). They were in short supply and had to be turned in when leaving the command for stateside. I will try to dig that up later.

 

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The officer's model of this "M1926" coat has officer bands around the cuffs. Mine has a rust stapled white tag that reads " Coat Breast 37 L." Buttons are "Devens & Co. Inc." Nice Coats y'all, thanks for the posts.

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An interesting depiction, albeit inaccurate, of a M1926 coat worn in a major motion picture, the 1955, The Long Gray Line. Here the film's finale see's M/Sgt Marty Maher at his retirement parade at West Point, (of course the real Maher retired as a Buck Sergeant in 1928 after 30 years of service, and stayed on as a War Department Civilian Employee).

 

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This part presumably takes place in the 50s when the movie was made, not when the real Maher retired finally. In any event, the coat he would be wearing if this was true would not be the obsolete model here, but the exact same one the other officers are wearing, the coat now being worn by EM's after 1947.

 

 

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