US Army Cpl 25th Infantry Division, 35th Inf Regt Ike Jacket with wool cap – Guadalcanal campaign – Militair uniform – 1944

Nice 100% original ike jacket and wool overseas cap of a Cpl who served with the 25th Infantry Division, 35th Infantry Regiment, as an infantry man. The 25th nfantry Diviision and the 35th Infantry Regiment are famous for their combat in the Guedalcanal campaign, amo ng others. The ike jacket is in nicely worn condition. He earned a good conduct medal, american campaign medal, WW2 Victory medak, Occupation Medal and Pacfic Campaign medal, indicating he served in the Pacific with the 25th Infantry Divisiion. The ike jacket has a beautiful age patina and is not a depot piece. The label dates this jacket to december 1944. The jacet also has a nice original sert of infnstrty collar discs. A very nice and 100% original Ike Jacket of a famous Infantry unit that saw heavy combat during WW2! See also our other interesting WW2 items! History of the 25th Infantry DivisionThe regiment was sent to Guadalcanal, 25 November 1942, to relieve Marines near Henderson Field. First elements landed near the Tenaru River, 17 December 1942, and entered combat, 10 January 1943, participating in the seizure of Kokumbona and the reduction of the Mount Austen Pocket alongside the 27th Infantry Regiment, in... lees verder bij Catawiki