Shirt
Object number2015.15.32 a,b
Date1939-1945
MediumThread/Plastic/Wool
Credit LineGift of Robert Fisher
DescriptionArmy green military shirt. There are seven brown buttons on the front proper right side with corresponding button holes on the proper left side. The top most buttons are sitting under the collar. There are two breast pockets one on the proper right and left sides with a brown button and a flap to close the pocket. Along the proper left sleeve on the shoulder, there is a red and blue insignia for the 30th infantry division. Below that there is a green and black chevron standing for the rank of private.
Red, blue, yellow, triangular insignia patch found inside of proper left breast pocket There is a black number "4" in the yellow part of the patch with a red lightning bolt striking through the black oval and chain link symbol in the middle of the patch. The patch is for the 4th Armored Division.
Dimensionsa: Width 19.062, Length 32.813 (Width measured shoulder to shoulder)b: Height 2.813, Width 3.313
Inscriptions(a)
Label on the collar "15-33".
(b)
There is a black number "4" in the yellow part of the patch.
Historical NotesPart of a collection that documents the Fisher, Keltz, and Kenyon families. The majority of the collection is related to the WWII service of brothers Walt and Robert Fisher. Walter Fisher was in the Airborne, Medical Corps and was in Germany.
Previous owner
Walter Fisher
Related institution
30th Infantry Division
Related institution
4th Armored Division
Terms
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1939-1945
