Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. All of the Tropical Combat Uniforms shared several basic characteristics. The coat consisted of two slant pockets on the chest and two lower bellows pockets. Each of these pockets closed with two buttons and the coat had a button front closure.
The first pattern jungle fatigues were adopted in 1963 and were made of 5.5 ounce cotton poplin dyed Army Shade Olive Green 107 or "OG-107". The pattern is easily distinguishable as the coat and the pants had "exposed" buttons. The coat featured the standard pocket lay out, but the closure buttons were not covered. The jungle fatigue coat also had shoulder epaulets, side take up tabs, and an integrated gas flap that could be buttoned internally to better cover the neck and prevent chemical / gas agents from entering through the front button closure.
In August 1964, the Army Materiel Command ordered a revision to the jungle fatigue design. They found that the exposed buttons had a tendency to snag on brush, and addressed this issue. The buttons on the coat and pants were covered, but the epaulets, side take up tabs, and gas flap were retained. The fabric was changed to 6 ounce cotton poplin to help them wear better and the OG-107 color was retained. This Type II pattern style entered Vietnam in late 1965 and were soon to be replaced in 1967 by the third pattern jungle fatigues though they are commonly seen through 1968.
This lovely Type II pattern is in excellent, service worn condition and features full color shoulder sleeve insignia and chest insignia. The uniform was worn by a Major Brown who unfortunately remains unidentified, making for a wonderful research opportunity. Major Brown was a US Army Jump Master and the wings can be found above the US ARMY name tape. On the right hand side above his last name is a beautiful insignia for ARVN South Vietnamese “Senior Wings” and has two gold stars present.
This is a lovely example of a mid war issue uniform top. Items such as this one are growing difficult to find in today’s market.
Comes more than ready for further research and display.
Approximate Measurements
Collar to shoulder: 10”
Shoulder to sleeve: 25”
Shoulder to shoulder: 17”
Chest width: 22”
Waist width: 20”
Hip width: 24.5”
Front length: 34"
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