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Uniform, Military Dress

Object number2017.121.1 a-e

Manufacturer Tampa "G" Manufacturing Company

Datec. 1965

MediumWool; Satin; Polyester; Cotton; Fabric; Felt; Brass; Metal; Plastic; Enamel; Ink; Leather

Credit LineIn memory of John Rush

DescriptionMen's U.S. Army dress uniform comprised of service jacket, shirt, pants, service cap, and garrison cap.DimensionsHeight x Width (a - width between shoulder seams): 34 × 18 in. (86.4 × 45.7 cm)
Height x Width (b - width between shoulder seams): 32 × 17.375 in. (81.3 × 44.1 cm)
Height x Width (c - width at waist): 40.375 × 16 in. (102.6 × 40.6 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (d): 5.375 × 10.25 × 10.625 in. (13.7 × 26 × 27 cm)
Height x Length x Depth (e - flat): 5.313 × 10.438 × 0.75 in. (13.5 × 26.5 × 1.9 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Proper right lapel has insignia with raised "U.S."

Proper right breast pocket flap has nametag with white text "RUSH".

Proper left breast pocket flap has Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with "RIFLE" and "MACHINE GUN" clasps; also has Sharpshooter Marksmanship Qualification Badge with "AUTO. RIFLE" and "PISTOL" clasps.
Marks(a)
Tag inside collar at back center has black printed text on front "39R / 8405-286-5156".

Interior pocket inside proper right front panel has label on pocket exterior with black printed text "U. S. ARMY UNIFORM / 100% WOOL / [care instructions]" and label inside pocket with black printed text "COAT, MAN'S, WOOL SERGE / AG 44, CLASS 3, E.M. / DSA-100-67-C-0929 / 100% WOOL"; black stamped "-29-" on label.

(b)
Black stamped text inside collar at back center "15 1/2 X 33 / 8405-782-3280" and on front of proper left front panel at bottom "SHIRT, MAN'S, POLYESTER/COTTON, / ARMY TAN 446 / DSA100-67-C-0932".

(c)
Tag inside waist above proper right rear pocket has black printed text "REGULAR / 33 X 34 / 8405-286-5095".

Label inside pants on front of front proper right hip pocket lining has black printed text "TROUSERS MAN'S WOOL / SERGE AG 44 TYPE L / CLASS 1 / DSA-1-4461-64-C / 100% WOOL".

(d)
Ttag inside at back center has black printed text "CAP, SERVICE WOOL / SERGE AG 44 / DSA 100-0025 / FSN 8405-965-2093 / TAMPA "G" MFG. CO. / OUTER SHELL ALL WOOL".

(e)
Tag inside along proper left side near back of cap has black printed text "CAP GAR. POLY/WOOL / TROPICAL AG-344 / DSA-1-8535 / FSN-8405-985-7387 / 55% POLY 45% WOOL / SIZE 6 3/4".
Historical NotesPart of a Vietnam War collection of John J. Rush. John Rush was born in Allegheny General Hospital in 1946 and grew up in Ross Township until the age of 7, when his parents moved to Brighton Heights. He attended the Connelly Votech School for plumbing, graduating in 1964. After spending some time delivering dog food, he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1965 and spent from July 1966 to July 1967 in the 4th Infantry Division (called Ivy Leaf division), 2nd Brigade in Vietnam as a SP4. In November 1967 he was transferred to USAR Control Group in St. Louis until his discharge in 1971. In 1992, he applied for a Purple Heart for injuries he sustained in Vietnam and received the award (he fractured three vertebrae while exiting a helicopter that was under fire when he had to drop twenty feet with his pack on). After Vietnam he worked for Continental Baking in Pittsburgh for 23 years, then retired from Celone Bread Company at the age of 55. He died in 2016 from Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the nerve sheath caused from exposure to Agent Orange while in Vietnam.

Previous owner John Joseph Rush (1946 - 2016)

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