Named WWII US Army Air Forces B-4 Bag

A United States Army Air Forces B-4 traveling garment bag dating from the World War II era. The bag is constructed from heavy-weight olive drab cotton duck canvas with a rigid top frame reinforced with brown leather and a single leather-wrapped carry handle. The design features a large central compartment accessed by a top horizontal metal zipper and a secondary large U-shaped zippered pocket on the reverse side. The front of the bag bears black stenciled characters in two lines. The top line reads RICHARD P. WHITE and the bottom line reads 35912962. Army Serial Number research identifies the original owner as Richard P. White of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, who enlisted in Cleveland in 1943. The bag retains its original metal zippers and internal sections intended for uniforms on hangers.

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