Vintage M-1943 ARMY AIR FORCE WWII FIELD JACKET Task Force Butler

M-15 army field jacket M-1943 Task Force Butler. Very good condition slight tint on upper pocket's, hardly any wear.

Jacket measures Chest 46' and should seam to cuff is 23, and the waist is about the same, but you can cinch it with the the hidden corded rope, and back of collar to hem 31 1/2 inches. Found this article in the archives.

15 August 1944, an Allied army launched a second amphibious landing against the coast of southern France. Having shattered German defenses around the beachhead, decided to exploit the chaos in the enemy camp. With no mobile organic strike force assigned to his VI Corps, ordered the assembly of. And attack by an ad hoc collection. Of units roughly equivalent to an armored brigade. This provisional armored group Task Force (TF) Butler experienced remarkable success despite a dearth of planning, no rehearsals, and no history of working together in either training or combat. This case study examines the success of TF Butler from the perspectives of doctrinal development in the United States (US) Army, the units unique task organization, and the leaderships employment of the unit in combat. The item "Vintage M-1943 ARMY AIR FORCE WWII FIELD JACKET Task Force Butler" is in sale since Thursday, May 16, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Uniforms". The seller is "magicmomentsintime" and is located in Hollywood, Florida.

This item can be shipped worldwide.

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