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ARTIFACT:
This is a World War II United States Navy M-422A flight jacket with a rare sewn-on United States Marine Corps name tag. John W Longpre became a 2nd Lt. in 1943. At the end of WWII he was a 1st Lt. serving with VMTB-131. He made Captain in 1951, so that dates the nametag to the Korean War era. He left the USMC as a Major in 1956. This was probably Longpre's jacket throughout his flying career. The M-422A debuted in 1941, succeeding the M-422 jacket, which had no designated place to store a pencil. The jacket is in leather with a red lining and is a size 36 or 38.
VINTAGE:
Circa World War II.
SIZE:
Size 36 or 38. Approximately 20" (armpit to armpit), 15-1/2" (across back shoulder to shoulder), 24-1/2" from shoulder seam to end of cuff and about 25" from base of collar to bottom of waistband.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Goatskin leather, mouton (lamb's wool) collar, twill, elasticized cotton/nylon, nickel, plated brass.
ATTACHMENT:
Zipper, snap placket beneath, inside snap pocket, buttons on exterior pockets.
MARKINGS:
BUAERO (Bureau of Aeronautics) U.S. NAVY SPECIFICATION M-422A FRIED OSTERMANN CO. CONTRACT NO. 1406-A; CROWN on zipper.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a United States Navy collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. Thanks to Kurt Stauffer for information on John W Longpre. ebay STORE CON-LL-20-VGEJXR LABJJX3/12 RET2/15
CONDITION:
6+ (Fine-Very Fine): The jacket has some rips in the lining, wear to the cuffs, and overall wear besides.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
