I was extremely happy to take possesion of this excellent uniform. It has a BEVO style 83rd CMB SSI cross-stitched on the left shoulder and a theater-made bullion 103rd Infantry Division SSI on the right shoulder. The DIs are for the 83rd CMB and made in Innsbruk by PICHLKLAMMER.  Unfortunately the jacket is unnamed. It also came with an additional 106th SSI and a bullion Austrian Occupaton patch. Here are the self explanatory images.

Outstanding Ike!!

 

Incredible patches!!!  And love the DI's.  Someone took excellent care of that uniform.  Amazing 

Thanks for the comments.

 

Interesting in that he spent so much time in service in WW2 and still ended up a PVT. I do have a very nice documented 503rd MP group with all his papers. Same amount of service only PVT at end of war. He was reduced in rank along with 4 other 503rd members before D-Day. Stayed that way for the rest of the war. If only I had an ASN and last name initial I could start searching. 

 

Curious also about the 83rd to 103rd relationship. A, B and C companies were attached to 3 different Regiments of the 103rd, so that would explain the cactus patch perhaps.  Why would he be wearing infantry collar insignia? I have not researched the TO&E of a CMB. Did they have infantry assigned, or were they all in the chemical corps? Here is a brief history of the 83rd:

 

https://www.4point2.org/hist-83.htm

I have read a bit from the Army's Green Book series, in this case the Chemical Warfare Service. They had several problems building a sufficient number of CMBs to support the invasion. Here is a short expert from p. 461 that begins to provide some insight into the difficlties of rapidly expannding vertain types of units:

 

"Of these four battalions the 92d was least prepared for combat operations in France. The other three units concentrated on amphibious training in the winter and spring of 1944, having undergone basic and unit training in the United States. The 92d, activated in England in February 1944, had to start from scratch.6 From the beginning the training activities of the battalion were hampered by the type of men it received. Of the first 373 assigned to the unit, 308 were of average intelligence or less. Fifty-six had AWOL records, 22 had been court-martialed for other offenses, and 12 had had VD. About 15 of the group were suffering from some disability or were on limited service; 13 others went immediately to the hospital. Throughout its period of activation the 92d usually received those men declared surplus by other units.7 The battalion devoted the last two weeks of February to making its camp at least partially fit for human habitation. The first part of March saw the enlisted men screened for a selection of potential NCO material and subjected to a review of all basic subjects. Small arms instruction, mortar drill, and the training of 162 drivers followed. By the end of March companies had been organized, squads knew something about their mortars, and the battalion was able to pack and move with some degree of order. Training intensified in April, with special emphasis on field work and marksmanship. Morale reached its lowest point at this time; few realized that the rigorous conditioning was necessary for their own survival. Work on mortar ranges began on 10 April and continued into May."