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Shirt

Object number2013.2.13

Manufacturer Phillips-Jones Corporation

Date1944

MediumSequins/Plastic/Metal/Satin/Lace

Credit LineGift of Marya Pendro-Thomson

DescriptionLong-sleeve olive green Army uniform shirt. Two breast pockets with buttoned flaps. Seven buttons down outside front; three on inside. Proper left sleeve has Corporal chevron patch. Proper right sleeve has Corporal chevron patch as well as a diamond-shaped patch: embroidered, rainbow on top and in center a sword with flames behind.Dimensions34 x 17 x 24 in. (86.4 x 43.2 x 61 cm)
InscriptionsStamp below tag in collar "18670" [?].

Handwriting on inside, front, proper left bottom of shirt "...-90" [?].
MarksTag in collar "15-33".

Label: "...Flannel O.D. ... / Style Special / ...ock No. 55-5 -... / 15-33 / Pattern Dated 4/31/43 / PHILLIPS-JONES CORP. / P.O. No. 8574 / Dated Dec. 19, 1944 / Spec. P.O.D. No. 473 / Dated 11/4/44 / Class B / Phila. Q.M. Depot / [blank line for initials] / Inspector".
Historical NotesAndrew Pendro, Jr.'s Army shirt that he wore in Germany after WWII, he taught art to German children after the war. It includes a World War II Army Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force Theater Made Patch. Part of a collection relating to the Pendro family. The Pendro family immigrated to New York City in the late 1800s from Austria-Hungary, though the family was primarily of Carpatho-Rusyn and Russian descent. They settled in the Pittsburgh area around 1890, after hearing that there were jobs in the area. The family formed close ties with several institutions in the region most notably the Edgar Thomson Steel Mill and Joseph Horne Company. Shortly after arriving in Pittsburgh, George Pendro began working at the Edgar Thomson Steel Mill. Several other family members worked at the mill including George’s son Andrew, Andrew’s wife Lucy, and Lucy’s father Andrew Wagner. The family also had close ties to the Joseph Horne Company department store. Frank Wagner, Andrew Wagner’s father worked as a boot maker for Horne’s after emigrating from Germany in 1843. Many family members would later work for the company, most notably his great-grandson Andrew Pendro, Jr. who worked in the special events and sign departments from 1963-1981.

Previous owner Andrew H. Pendro Jr.

Related institution United States Army

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