Collections record Beta
Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Military Jacket
Object Number
1973-27-2
Description
Olive brown wool jacket; stand up collar with one "US" button; four patch pockets; metal buttons; two patches on right arm - circular one with white propeller on black field and green chevron patch - three stripes, propeller with wings; epaulets; lined with light weight wool; label inside jacket "The Tate-Brown Company Charlotte, NC."
Provenance
Belonged to S/Sgt. John L. Bourquin of South Lake St. Litchfield.
Comment
Judging from the insignia, the owner served in either the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps (prior to 1918) or the United States Army Air Service (after 1918) during World War I.
Category
Maker
Date Made
ca. 1914-1918
Materials
Social Tags (experimental)
