Original U.S. WWII M-1941 Field Jacket with Axis Prisoner of War PW Stenciled Uniform Jacket British Documents & Books formerly the Assistant Division Commander

formerly the Assistant Division Commander (ADC) of the 29th Infantry Division

Equipped with the Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star

He was a member of the 307th Airborne Medical Company who also spent time in the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment both part of the 82nd Airborne Division

en route to Weiner Neustadt

Notable features of this particular example include:

Original U.S. WWII M-1941 Field Jacket with Axis Prisoner of War PW Stenciled Uniform Jacket British Documents & Books formerly the Assistant Division CommanderOriginal Item: One of a Kind. WWII Military Issue Model 1941 Field Jacket, as issued to American troops during the war. This jacket was reissued to an Axis Prisoner of War, most likely on the American Homefront. As World War II raged on the other side of the globe, Allies, such as Great Britain, were running short of prison space to house POWs. From 1942 through 1945, more than 400,000 Axis prisoners were shipped to the United States and detained in