WW2 US Army Summer Shirt – Big Red One / 1st ID – Italy, France, Belgium, Germany campaigns – Militair uniform

Nice 100% WW2 Issue summer shirt, with beautiful mounted patches of the famous 1st Infantry Division (aka the Big Red One) and the 102th infantry division ''Ozark'', and a rank of private - this unit is famous for its combat in Italy, France, Belgium and Germany during WW2, including the Normandy landings / Omaha beach (see below). The shirt has three overseas bars which indicate the owner served 1,5 years overseas. The shirt also has a ruptured duck patch indicating an honorable discharge following WW2. 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 1st Infantry Division / Big Red One Shortly after the German invasion of Poland, beginning World War II in Europe, the 1st Infantry Division, under Major... lees verder bij Catawiki