I picked up this really cool Ike jacket a few months ago on auction, and I feel like some of you guys would enjoy taking a look at it.
After winning the auction for this jacket I contacted to seller to see if he possibly knew any Information behind it. What he told was quite interesting. The seller had quite a few uncles that served in WWII, and he told me this jacket belonged to one of them. Unfortunately he wasn’t sure on the exact uncle. He told me it belonged to either John, Peter, Andrew, or Paul. All of these men served in the war, and they are all from the state of Pennsylvania. The seller was also kind enough to share with me his uncles last names. "Papinchak"
Unfortunately there is no name or laundry number inside this jacket, but at least I was able to narrow down my search to a small group of men. This jacket is quite flashy as the original owner added a dog tag chain border around his army and overseas patches. When I first received the jacket the ribbons were a jumbled mess, so I repositioned them the best I could.
Pieces that come directly from the family like this always get me am exited!
Best Regards- Jarret
P.S.- I added the collar brass as there was none on it when I first received the jacket.
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