WW2 US Army Summer Shirt – 7th Army – Italy, France, Belgium, Germany campaigns – Militair uniform

Nice 100% WW2 Issue summer shirt, with a beautiful mounted patch of the famous 7th Army and a rank of technician 4th grade - this unit is famous for its combat in Italy, France, Belgium and Germany during WW2, including during Operation Northwind (see below). There are some numbers in the neck fron the original owner, which could be used to potentially track the original owner.. It was certainly worn in the field, see photo's, but in nice condition. The label is there but cannot be read anymore. Overall a great shirt - please see attached photo's for an important own impression; they are part of the description. A very nice and 100% original shirt of an ETO unit that saw heavy combat in Italy, France, Belgium and Germany during WW2! History of the 7th ArmyOriginally the I Armored Corps under command of Lieutenant General George S. Patton, it made landfall at Morocco during Operation Torch as the Western Task Force, the first all-U.S. force to enter the European war. Following successful defeat of the Wehrmacht under Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in North Africa, the I Armored Corps was redesignated the Seventh Army on 10 July 1943 while at sea... lees verder bij Catawiki