Shirt
Object number2017.15.3
Date1949-1964
MediumFabric; Plastic
Credit LineGift of Carmen Vacca
DescriptionMen's long sleeve khaki military uniform shirt with one XXI U.S. Army Corps shoulder sleeve insignia and two U.S. Army Specialist E-6 military patch.DimensionsHeight x Width (Width is between shoulder seams): 31 × 17.375 in. (78.7 × 44.1 cm)InscriptionsHandwritten text in black ink inside collar at back center "v".
Handwritten text in black ink inside front proper left front panel near bottom "V-2424".
MarksFaint black stamped text inside shirt back panel at top center "15 32".
Historical NotesThis United States Army Reserve uniform was worn by Carmen Vacca. Carmen Vacca was an Italian immigrant who served as a Seargent 1st Class in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1949-1953 and from 1955-1964, and a Corporal in the Korean War from 1953-1954. In Korea, he was in charge of the communications for the 58th Ordinance Company and used his skills as an electrician to provide power to the ammoniums camp and neighboring village. During his service, he spent time in Sihung, Korea. Just before he was drafted into the Korean War, Vacca and his family’s American citizenship was questioned, and the U.S. proceeded against the family to try to deport them; their deposition was the day before he shipped out. Vacca’s Reserve unit relocated to West Virginia and he retired from his military service; if he would have stayed, he would have shipped to Vietnam in the late 1960s with his unit.
Previous owner
Carmen Vacca
Related institution
XXI United States Army Corps
Related institution
United States Army
Related institution
United States Army Reserve
Related institution
58th Ordinance Company
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1941-1953