Jacket
Object number2013.99.3
Datec. 1945
MediumFabric/Metal/Plastic
Credit LineGift of Vincent F. Kolo and Joseph W. Kolo, Jr.
DescriptionGreen twill military uniform jacket with long sleeves. Five buttons down proper right front opening; one snap button around waist and buckle in back. Two breast pockets. Embossed pins attached to tips of collar: proper left, two crossed rifles; proper right, "U.S." Four ribbons attached above proper left pocket: the Bronze medal on top, with the Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Medal, and the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal below; the latter has five bronze stars aligned in center. Embroidered patch above proper right breast pocket is the Ruptured Duck/Honorable Discharge patch. Attached to proper left sleeve: Staff Sergeant chevron on upper arm; above wrist is a patch with four embroidered horizontal gold lines and another that is a single embroidered green line attached diagonally. Attached to proper right sleeve: red keystone patch of the 28th Infantry Division above a Staff Sergeant chevron. Each sleeve cuff has two buttons. Fabric tag inside collar.Dimensions25.5 x 18 x 25 in. (64.8 x 45.7 x 63.5 cm)InscriptionsEmbossed pins attached to tips of proper right collar, "U.S."
MarksFabric tag inside collar has text: "38R".
Historical NotesWWII dress uniform jacket worn by Joseph W. "Kolo" Kolodeychak. Joseph W. Kolodeychak (Kolo) was born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, in 1922. He joined the National Guard after high school and then went into active service during WWII. He was a technical sergeant in the Army, a radio section chief in the 28th Division Artillery. He received the bronze star, along with other members of his company, for meritorious service from July 30, 1944, to May 8, 1945, with military operations against the enemy in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany. Kolodeychak sent Morse Code and many fake messages as part of the 'Patton Deception' to mislead German troops in the lead-up to the Normandy invasion. The last major conflict he was in was the Battle of the Bulge.
Previous owner
Joseph W. Kolodeychak
(born 1922)
Related institution
United States Army
Related institution
28th Infantry Division
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1941-1953
c. 1965
