Army Winter Service Uniform 1953

Army Winter Service Uniform 1953

PERIOD: 1953
HAT/HEADGEAR: Cap, Garrison, Wool, Olive Drab Shade 33, M-1950 with light blue piping for infantry and unit crest (40th Inf. Div.)
COAT: Jacket, Field, Wool, Olive Drab, M1950.
INSIGNIA:
1, U.S. Collar Disk and 1,Infantry Branch Collar Disk with blue infantry backings.
Current Assignment Patch (left shoulder) 40th Infantry Division.
1952 Pattern Chevrons for Corporal, Grade 3.
Two gold overseas bars for one year overseas wartime service.
Combat Infantryman’s Badge .
Ribbons: Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean War Campaign Medal. United Nations Korean Campaign Medal.
SHIRT: Shirt, Cotton, Khaki, SUC (Stand Up Collar), 1946 pattern.
TROUSERS: Trousers, Field, Wool, Olive Drab Shade 33, 1945 pattern.
ACCESSORIES: Tie, Cotton Mohair Blend, Olive drab Shade 51, 1948 pattern.
SHOES: Army Russet Brown Oxfords

NOTES: Infantry Distinctive Items were authorized 27 Aug. 1952. Army reinstituted to the former 3 inch wide chevrons in olive drab on blue on the same date.
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