Uniform, Military Dress
Object number2018.74.1 a,b
Manufacturer
Griffon Clothes
Date1944-1945
MediumFabric; Satin; Brass; Plastic; Silver; Bronze
Credit LineIn honor of John R. McCullough
DescriptionMen's U.S. Army Air Corps military uniform service coat. Tan fabric single-breasted long-sleeve coat. Collared with notched lapel. Front has two chest pockets and two hip pockets. Shoulder straps have one small brass button each. Front opening has four large brass buttons. Each chest pocket has one small brass button each and two metal snaps for closure. Each hip pocket has one small brass button each and one small brown plastic button underneath flap. Each of the aforementioned buttons has the Great Seal of the United States in shallow relief on front. Above notch on the lapels is a pair of "U.S." lapel pins and below the notch on the lapels is a pair of winged propellor lapel pins. Over proper left chest pocket are silver Navigator badge (wings) above two ribbon bars on a ribbon rack and covered in plastic, from viewer's left to right: Air Medal ribbon bar with four oak leaf clusters and European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign ribbon bar with three bronze star devices. Proper left sleeve shoulder has Eighth Air Force shoulder sleeve insignia patch. Sleeves have tan trim around cuff. Slit up back of jacket. Interior is partially lined with tan satin. Inside the proper right front panel are four brown plastic buttons and interior pocket with white maker tag inside. White paper tag found inside interior pocket. DimensionsHeight x Width (a - Width between shoulder seams): 31 x 17.5 in. (78.7 x 44.5 cm)Height x Width x Depth (b): 1.125 x 0.938 x 0.063 in. (2.9 x 2.4 x 0.2 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Pair of lapel pins are in the shape of "U.S."
(b)
Front has printed red and purple text "SHORT / 74988 / 45065 / 36 / 31 33".
Marks(a)
Inside interior pocket is white label with black printed text "GRIFFON CLOTHES / Mr."
Historical NotesJohn R. McCullough entered the U.S. Army Air Corps in June 1944 and served with the Eighth Air Force as a navigator in a B-17 "Flying Fortress" through the late war in the Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe campaigns. For "courage, coolness, and skill" in bombing attacks on military and industrial installations in Germany, he was eventually awarded an Air Medal and four bronze oak leaf clusters.
Related institution
United States Army Air Corps
Previous owner
John R. McCullough Jr.
Related institution
Eighth Air Force
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1941-1953
Harry Ash
