6th Army Australian Made Ike Jacket

[aurelius180]

As usual, my wife did a terrific job with my Christmas presents this year. One of the highlights is my first Australian made Ike jacket. This one is dated 1944 and was a Corporal in the 6th Army who was later assigned to the Pacific Ocean Areas command. There is a last name written in it but I'm still trying to make it out. I would love to be able to research this soldier as it's a beautiful Ike and it would be a shame for it's history to be lost.

Thanks for letting me share!

[Ubique]

From Victoria, my state. But I don't know the manufacturer for the 188 code sorry.

Given?

Oz.

[aurelius180]

From Victoria, my state. But I don't know the manufacturer for the 188 code sorry.

Given?

Oz.

Thank you for the manufacture information! I wouldn't have known the first place to start.

The name does look like it could be Given...or something along those lines. Going to start searching by trial and error.

[Tomasz70]

Looks like Gwen. Two of them were enlisted during WWII - Search Results - Page 1 | WWII US Army Enlistment Records

[aurelius180]

Awesome! Thank you.

Of the two, it looks like one enlisted in March 1943 and would fit the time period. The other enlisted in 1946 and would have been post-war.