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Got this awesome Ike Jacket thats got some patches that tell a great story recently. From what I can gather, the SSgt who owned this jacket was at one point in a unit assigned to the 5th Army, and saw 9 years of honorable service and 2.5 years of active combat, as denoted by the service bars & hashtags. My best guess is he had at one point been a part a unit of the 5th Army before being reassigned to the 40th Infantry Division under the 8th Army during the Korean War, since the 40th ID was never a part of the 5th Army. Im not entirely sure, so if anyone could help in anyway I'd greatly appreciate it as I've never owned an Ike Jacket before. I am also curious if the jacket is a private purchase, as there are no interior pockets and no tag(s) or stamp(s). I am also curious about (what I believe to be) the metal tension locks around the inside of the jacket. Overall a neat jacket even though its got some wear and damage, and the second I saw the Ball of Fire 40th ID patch I knew it was a cool one. 

I evidently wasn't much help but hopefully someone else will be.  I only had a limited amount of college so I don't know a cantle from a billet, lol.  Anyway, take care and God Bless!

. hi mikie,   maybe it is something particularly British I don't really know , but if you were describing an un-trustworthy person to a friend,  then we would say don't trust him he's as smooth as a bucket of frogs . . . . .      Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 26 May  2O26.   ..

Hi! It's not Beth Dutton, I have no show LOL. Thanks much for the link :) I did research that before posting.  The only thing that I have found, was that it might be a French Officers Saddle, that was repaired at the JQMD, the extended cantle was supposed to hold a bed roll? But thats about it. This saddle has no stamps on the billets, flaps or anywhere else that I have seen. The felt padded saddle I have found nothing on. Thanks for your help :) Beth

I like that his low quarters are sitting there on the grass...

Thinking about writing an article about heart shield Bibles. I own 4, of which 3 are WWII, one is dated 2003.   Can you please share what you have that I don't have?    Mine have no mfg name, but the covers read: 1) May This Comfort and Protect You 2) May this keep you safe from harm 3) May the Lord be with you   and the 1984, which was presented to graduates from West Point, just has a cross, and the year 2003.     If you have a paper shipping box, papers, etc, would love to see that, too. 

There's somewhat of a mix of both in here, that is 40th Division and 158th Infantry WWI and 158th Infantry post WWI.     This book is not exactly plentiful so I was happy to be able to obtain a copy.  By the way, there's more than just the cover and the one page I'm showing you.                   This is by far my favorite 40th "Sunshine" Division WWI helmet.  I sure hope it's not fake because I paid some for this one.   Mostly WWI, some WWII & Korean War.   Named General's Jacket but I forgot the name on it at the moment.  I would have to look.   My other 40th WWI helmets.       "A" Company, 158th Infantry is my favorite company of the 158th.                                     There's only a couple of these photographs that were taken in Douglas, AZ as evidenced by the inscription on the back.  The rest of them were taken up at Fort Tuthill, AZ, some 6 miles southeast of Flagstaff, AZ.  It shows the 158th Infantry Arizona National Guard I believe in the 1930 time period conducting training.  Some of those white building you see in the photos at Fort Tuthill are still there I believe.  My parents would take us kids (4 of us) out to Fort Tuthill because that's were they would hold the Coconino County Fair.  Also, my brothers and I had NRA Safety Training out there as well when we were in our early teens.  I would've preferred to have guard training up near Flagstaff at 7000ft elevation versus the hot desert climate of Douglas, AZ.    

Very much appreciate both responses.  With that as reference, as I squeeze the pouch it's pretty apparent the pen flares are what I've got. Mystery solved, thanks again!

Hello.    Usually , there is a tag inside the helmet and another tag with the liner.  Probably a P3 helmet  with p4 ear pads . Nice helmet !