Overcoat
Object number2018.132.1
Manufacturer
D. R. Clothing Company, Inc.
Retailer
Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot
Datec. 1942
OriginPhiladelphia, PA
MediumWool; Fabric; Plastic; Ink
Credit LineGift of Steven W. Hays
DescriptionMilitary uniform overcoat, size 36L. Double-breasted green wool overcoat with olive drab (brown) plastic buttons down front: pair under the collar lapels and three rows of two at center of body; also one brown plastic button near the bottom of the proper right front panel. Shoulder straps each with smaller olive drab plastic button. Rolled collar with notched lapel. Long-sleeve. Mid-calf length. Back has strap across waist with two olive drab plastic buttons. All aforementioned olive drab plastic buttons have shallow relief of the Great Seal of the United States. Back has split up center to just below waist. Interior is partially lined with olive drab fabric.DimensionsHeight x Width (Width between shoulder seams): 52.5 x 18 in. (133.4 x 45.7 cm)MarksInside overcoat on the underside of the liner of the proper right front panel is white label with printed black text "OVERCOAT, WOOL, ROLL / COLLAR / D. R. CLOTHING / CO., Inc. / Cont. W-669-QM-23264 / Dated Nov. 14, 1942 / ... / Dated 4/4/42 / Stock No. 55-O-8920 / 36L / Phila. Q. M. Depot".
Black stamped text inside on back lining near collar: "36-L".
Historical NotesPart of a collection that documents donor Steven W. Hays' father, Walter J. G. Hays, Jr.'s service in WWII. Walter J. G Hays, Jr. grew up at 5100 Bayard Street in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended Shady Side Academy. After high school he began to work at Sewickley Ice Company, which his father, William J. G. Hays, Sr., owned. Walter was drafted in 1943, trained in Bloomington, Illinois (where he met his future wife) and then was deployed to England. He trained for six months in England before participating in D-Day as well as the Battle of the Bulge, where he was wounded and received a Purple Heart. He ended his service in Berlin where his group was relieved by MP troops who came to keep peace in Berlin after the war. When he returned to the States he first went back to Bloomington to marry Lucille Nagrass, who he met when he was stationed there, and then returned to Pittsburgh and his job at the ice plant. While he was in the service he worked in refrigeration repair and served in the 3712th Quartermaster Truck Company.
Previous owner
Walter J. G. Hays Jr.
Related institution
3712th Quartermaster Truck Company
Related person
Lucille Nagrass
Related institution
Sewickley Ice Company
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1941-1953
1943-1946