Original WWII U.S. 29th Infantry Division Medic D-Day Veteran’s Uniform Ike Jacket with Ribbon Bar & Combat Medic Badge
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Original Item. Only One Available. At the outbreak of World War II, the U.S. Army began buildup and reorganization of its fighting forces. The division was called into active service on 3 February 1941. Elements of the division were then sent to Fort Meade, Maryland for training. The 57th and 58th Infantry Brigades were inactivated as part of an army-wide removal of brigades from divisions. Instead, the core units of the division were its three infantry regiments, along with supporting units. On 12 March 1942, over three months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent American entrance into World War II, with this reorganization complete the division was redesignated as the 29th Infantry Division and began preparing for overseas deployment to Europe.
The 29th Infantry Division, under the command of Major General Leonard Gerow, was sent to England on 5 October 1942 on RMS Queen Mary. It was based throughout England and Scotland, where it immediately began training for an invasion of northern Europe across the English Channel. In May 1943 the division moved to the Devon–Cornwall peninsula and started conducting simulated attacks against fortified positions. At this time the division was assigned to V Corps of the U.S. First Army. In July the divisional commander, Major General Gerow, was promoted to command V Corps and Major General Charles Hunter Gerhardt assumed command of the division, remaining in this post for the rest of the war.
This is a lovely WWII 29th Infantry Division Ike Jacket for a Combat Medic in the division who served at D-Day through to the end of the war. The jacket has a 29th ID patch on the left shoulder, two overseas stripes on the left cuff, and US & Medical collar discs. Over the left breast pocket is a Combat Medic badge, over a 3-place ribbon bar with the Bronze Star Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and the European-African Middle Eastern Campaign medal with four stars and an invasion arrowhead.
The jacket’s interior has an old laundry tag that is unreadable, and a depot label on the interior pocket with a December 1944 contract date. There is no name we could find.
A great 29th ID D-Day jacket, ready for display.
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