Two WWII USMC Olive Drab Wool Service Jackets FMF-PAC
A pair of United States Marine Corps (USMC) olive drab wool service jackets, commonly referred to as Ike jackets, from the World War II era. Both garments feature a short, waist-length cut with a buckled waistband, pleated breast pockets with button-down flaps, and buttoned cuffs. The interiors are partially lined with an olive drab satin-weave fabric. The first jacket, identifying a Corporal, features two red-on-green chevrons on each sleeve. The collar is fitted with two darkened brass screw-back disks bearing the Marine Corps Eagle, Globe, and Anchor (EGA) emblem. A green diamond-shaped patch with a yellow embroidered honorable discharge emblem, known as the Ruptured Duck, is sewn above the right breast pocket. The second jacket, identifying a Private First Class, bears a single red-on-green chevron on each sleeve. The left shoulder is adorned with a shield-shaped Fleet Marine Force, Pacific (FMF-PAC) unit patch featuring a red background, a yellow circle with a red animal head, white embroidered lettering, and five white stars. A single ribbon bar representing the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal is pinned above the left breast pocket; the ribbon consists of yellow fabric with thin vertical red, white, blue, and black stripes. Pickup is Monday, Nov. 9, from 11 am to 7 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot, or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up, we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pick up within 10 days or we will dispose of the item and you will not receive a refund.
[ translate ]A pair of United States Marine Corps (USMC) olive drab wool service jackets, commonly referred to as Ike jackets, from the World War II era. Both garments feature a short, waist-length cut with a buckled waistband, pleated breast pockets with button-down flaps, and buttoned cuffs. The interiors are partially lined with an olive drab satin-weave fabric. The first jacket, identifying a Corporal, features two red-on-green chevrons on each sleeve. The collar is fitted with two darkened brass screw-back disks bearing the Marine Corps Eagle, Globe, and Anchor (EGA) emblem. A green diamond-shaped patch with a yellow embroidered honorable discharge emblem, known as the Ruptured Duck, is sewn above the right breast pocket. The second jacket, identifying a Private First Class, bears a single red-on-green chevron on each sleeve. The left shoulder is adorned with a shield-shaped Fleet Marine Force, Pacific (FMF-PAC) unit patch featuring a red background, a yellow circle with a red animal head, white embroidered lettering, and five white stars. A single ribbon bar representing the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal is pinned above the left breast pocket; the ribbon consists of yellow fabric with thin vertical red, white, blue, and black stripes. Pickup is Monday, Nov. 9, from 11 am to 7 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot, or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up, we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pick up within 10 days or we will dispose of the item and you will not receive a refund.
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