Hi guys I got this jacket in Germany and I'm not sure is a real or fake one(Bc I never see like this jacket before) Of course this jacket looks like cwu-45 but confused(Never see like Tour cwu jacket before)

And I'm sorry My English isn't good...

 

It looks like a legitimate tour jacket.

Any tags or labels inside which would correspond with the 1980 date on the back?

14 hours ago, Capt.Confederacy said:

It looks like a legitimate tour jacket.

Yeah i tought this jacket looks like tour but i'm not sure 

All those squadrons were at or passed through Japan and the Far East in the late 70s early 80s. And they flew the A-6 too, in that loose period.
 

Google is your friend.

 

With some minimal searching you can figure things out like the units and where they were. Spend some time searching and you will find a timeline for those units which supports the jacket being legit, which I think it is. 

What does the left chest have embroidered on it by the way? Looks like there is something there too?

5 minutes ago, MWalsh said:

Any tags or labels inside which would correspond with the 1980 date on the back?

No.. There is non tag(i think it's gone)

2 minutes ago, MWalsh said:

All those squadrons were at or passed through Japan and the Far East in the late 70s early 80s. And they flew the A-6 too, in that loose period.
 

Google is your friend.

 

With some minimal searching you can figure things out like the units and where they were. Spend some time searching and you will find a timeline for those units which supports the jacket being legit, which I think it is. 

You're right i searched vma(aw242)(Chest one squadron) and they went to japan and korea but i just not sure is a real or fake one

Thank you for your advice.

The name embroidery sure looks Asian too. 
 

It’s a really cool jacket all in all. I suspect that if you dig into each squadron’s history you will find that one of them did a shipboard deployment on the USS Midway in that same time period. 
 

That’s a great find for sure . Doesn’t have to be just Vietnam era or earlier to be a keeper!

12 minutes ago, MWalsh said:

자수라는 이름은 정말 아시아적인 것 같아요. 
 

전반적으로 정말 멋진 재킷입니다. 각 비행대의 역사를 파헤쳐 보면 그중 하나가 같은 시기에 USS 미드웨이에서 함상 배치를 했다는 걸 알 수 있을 거라고 생각합니다. 
 

확실히 대단한 발견이네요. 꼭 베트남 시대나 그 이전이어야만 간직할 수 있는 것은 아니죠!

Thank you for your kindness.

 

I'm searching now and midway was in korea so guess i will find soon.

 

I agree with you.

You may have to search each squadron history versus the ships history. Not sure if the ship history will say which squadron was onboard at any given time?

18 hours ago, Capt.Confederacy said:

It looks like a legitimate tour jacket.

 

Aye,

 

Name: James Chavez

Branch of Service: Marine Corps

Years of Service: 1979 - 1983

Rank:

Units Served With:  VMA (AW) 242

2 hours ago, Salvage Sailor said:

 

Aye,

 

Name: James Chavez

Branch of Service: Marine Corps

Years of Service: 1979 - 1983

Rank:

Units Served With:  VMA (AW) 242

Thank you for your kindness.

 

I tought he is officer(Bc the patches and flight jacket looks like Officer) but is he Enlisted? 

James? I tought his name is Gina.

5 hours ago, MWalsh said:

You may have to search each squadron history versus the ships history. Not sure if the ship history will say which squadron was onboard at any given time?

I started looking for Vma (aw)242 but Can't find yet

Looks like the same style jacket I have. I bought it outside of Osan in '85.

33 minutes ago, firefighter said:

내가 가지고 있는 것과 같은 스타일의 재킷 같아. 85년 오산 외곽에서 샀어.

Hi.

If you don't mind May i see the jacket?

On 9/12/2024 at 10:06 AM, MWalsh said:

The name embroidery sure looks Asian too. 
 

It’s a really cool jacket all in all. I suspect that if you dig into each squadron’s history you will find that one of them did a shipboard deployment on the USS Midway in that same time period. 
 

That’s a great find for sure . Doesn’t have to be just Vietnam era or earlier to be a keeper!

Amen to that.  While I do love the Vietnam period and earlier jackets, the ones from the late 1970s, 1980s, are still great pieces of history.

That is a CWU-36/P flight jacket that was turned into a tour jacket and the original issue tags stripped out of it. 

On 9/12/2024 at 1:36 PM, Da98 said:

Thank you for your kindness.

 

I tought he is officer(Bc the patches and flight jacket looks like Officer) but is he Enlisted? 

James? I tought his name is Gina.

The name on the jacket is Jim.  Jim is short for James so it is indeed James Chavez.  Looks like you found a good tour jacket from 1980.