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Uniform, Military

Object number2015.42.45 a-j

Manufacturer Fabric Garment Company

Manufacturer Merit Clothing Company, Inc.

Datec. 1944

OriginUnited States of America

OriginPhiladelphia, PA

MediumWool/Fabric/Metal/Plastic/Brass/Canvas/Ink/Enamel/Silver

Credit LineGift of Susan Muir

DescriptionUnited States Army military uniform consisting of jacket, shirt, pants, belt, garrison cap, two neckties, two socks, and handkerchief.Dimensions(a) Height 24.5, Width from shoulder seam to shoulder seam18.5;
(b) Height 32.75, Width 17.5;
(c) Width at waist 16.875, Length 45.5;
(d) Height 1.688, Width 38.375, Depth 0.625;
(e) Height 5, Width 10.938, Depth 1;
(f) Width 2.75, Length 45;
(g) Width 2.688, Length 44.5;
(h) Height 16.625, Width 5.5;
(i) Height 17.25, Width 5.75;
(j) Height 16.375, Width 15.
Marks(a)
Fabric label inside proper right interior pocket with printed black text "JACKETS, FIELD, WOOL, O.D. / Stock No. 55-J-384-630 / Pattern Date: 5/10/44 / 38L / FABRIC GARMENT CO. / Cont. W-36-030-QM-583 / Dated June 2, 1944 / P.Q.D No. 437 / Dated May 12, 1944 / Phila. Q.M. Depot / Inspector".

White fabric tag inside collar at center with "38L"size printed in black text.

Black ink stamp on interior below collar "T-0922"

(b)
White fabric tag inside collar at center with shirt size "15-35".

Black ink stamp inside collar at center "T-0922".

(c)
White fabric tag on underside of lining of proper right front pocket has black printed text: "Trousers, Field, Wool Serge, O. D. 33, 18 oz., Special / Stock No. 55-T-35534-33 / 34x33 / MERIT CLOTHING / CO., Inc. / P. O. No. 7702 / Dated Dec. 2, 1944 / Spec. P. Q. D. No. 353-B / Pattern Dated April, 1944 / Phila. Q. M. Depot / Inspector".

White fabric tag inside waistband proper right of center with black text "W34 / L33".

(d)
Buckle has imprinted text underside "SOLID BRASS / MADE IN U.S.A."

Black ink stamps on canvas near buckle "T-0922".

(e)
Back of pin has imprinted maker's mark "L. CHR. / LAUER / NURNBERG".

White fabric label with black text sewn to sweatband "SIZE / 7 / 100% / WOOL".

(f)
Black ink stamp on back at center "T-0922".

(g)
Black ink stamp on back at center "T-0922".

(h)
Red-orange printed maker's mark on bottom of foot is difficult to read due to loss "...22... / 100%... / TOE 4-PLY HEEL / MADE IN U.S.A.".

(j)
Black ink stamps in bottom two corners "T-0922".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of WWII-related artifacts from the military service of Gabe Torisky of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who served with the 99th “Checkerboard” Infantry Division during the Ardennes campaign in Belgium. Martin Gabriel "Gabe" Torisky was of Slovak ancestry and was born on November 11, 1911, in Uniontown, PA. He moved to Pittsburgh in the 1920s and was drafted and sent to 99th Division during World War II. The 99th Division is especially important in relation to Pittsburgh, as the Division was originally headquartered in the city in 1942, and the unit insignia, a black shield with a checkerboard band of nine alternating white and blue squares (for “99”) was derived from the coat of arms for William Pitt and thus, also the city seal of Pittsburgh, on which the checkerboard also appears. Donor Susan Muir is Gabe Torisky's daughter.

Previous owner Martin Gabriel Torisky (born 1911)

Related institution United States Army

Related institution 99th Infantry Division

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