Uniform, Military
Object number2014.50.4
Datec. 1945
MediumWool
Credit LineGift of the family of Isadore "Fred" Dupin, Jack and Patty (Dupin) Dominick, Fred and Bev Dupin
DescriptionOlive green, hip length, longsleeved military uniform jacket. Small, lapel collar with five olive-colored buttons down the front opening. Large, square breast pocket on each side. One button at the end of each sleeve and adjustment buckle on each side of the bottom hem. On proper right lapel is a circular, gold pin that has country abbreviation and on the left is a circular, gold pin with an elongated mechanical image. Diamond-shaped patch sewn above the proper right breast pocket that depicts a gold eagle in the center of a circle. Four colorful bar insignia pins above the proper left breast pocket. Two patches on the proper right sleeve from the top down consist of a white "A" inscribed in a blue circle with a red border; the other patch is of three olive green chevrons with a "T" below on a navy blue background. Four patches on the proper left sleeve from the top down consist of a triangle with a yellow, red, and blue background with a black tank and a red lightning bolt in the center; three olive green chevrons with a "T" below on a navy blue background; three yellow horizontal bars embroidered on an olive green square; a slightly bent olive green diagonal line with a navy blue background.InscriptionsIn purple ink on back of collar: "DO655".On proper right lapel is a circular, gold pin that reads: "U.S."
Two patches on the proper right sleeve from the top down consist of a white "A" inscribed in a blue circle with a red border; the other patch is of three olive green chevrons with a "T" below on a navy blue background.
Patch on the proper left sleeve has three olive green chevrons with a "T" below on a navy blue background.
MarksSmall "40B" tag above inscription on back of collar
Historical NotesDonor Patty Dominick’s parents met after WWII. Her father, Isadore “Fred” Dupin, was a tank driver during the war, and after the war he worked for Duquesne beer. He was also a volunteer fireman in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania. He was the Democratic Commissioner for Robinson Township from the 1960s until his death in 1981.
Previous owner
Isadore A. Dupin
(died 1981)
Terms
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1949-1951
1944-1945
1941-1953
1943-1946
