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United States. US ADSEC Ike Field Jacket with Infantry Garrison Cap, 1944
Field jacket (Ike jacket) of the United States Army assigned to the ADSEC (Advance Section, Communications Zone), dated 1944, together with Infantry garrison cap.
The sleeves display the rank insignia of Technician Fourth Grade (T/4), a technical rank introduced in 1942 within the U.S. Army to denote specialized enlisted personnel.
On the left sleeve is the shoulder patch of ADSEC (Advance Section of the Communications Zone). Officially part of the Communications Zone, ADSEC was an advanced logistical support unit active during the Second World War. It became the most forward supply organization within the ETOUSA (European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army).
The section moved forward with the advancing armies, operating in the area immediately behind the Combat Zone in order to provide close logistical support to frontline troops. ADSEC officially began operations on June 6, 1944, during the Normandy landings (D-Day).
On the same sleeve are three Overseas Service Bars, each representing six months of overseas service in a wartime theater.
The collar bears U.S. Army and Infantry branch insignia discs.
The jacket retains its original manufacturer’s label reading “Jackets, Field, Wool, O.D.” under regulation PQD No. 437, dated May 12, 1944.
Includes Infantry garrison cap.
WW2 US Uniform.
