Offered is an Ike jacket I purchased directly from the veteran several years ago.  The veteran served as a radio operator in HQ (head quarters), 9th F.A. (Field Artillery Regiment), 3rd Army Division.  His dates of service are from 5/12/1952 – 2/09/1954.

The 9th F.A. participated in the following campaigns in Korea:

•    UN Defensive;
•    UN Offensive
•    CCF Intervention
•    First UN Counteroffensive
•    CCF Spring Offensive
•    UN Summer-Fall Offensive
•    Second Korean Winter
•    Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
•    Third Korean Winter
•    Korea, Summer 1953

Here is a great site with information and photos of “The Mighty Ninth” during the Korean War: http://9thfakorea.org/index.html

The Ike jacket is in excellent condition and has WWII era EM/NCO collar ciphers for Artillery, with crossed cannons and “US”.  All the patches are nicely machine sewn on and the 3rd Division patch is on khaki twill.  The Ike is dated 12/16/1944 and is a size “38 R”.  It also has a Korea Campaign Medal ribbon with two bronze campaign stars.

Included is a copy of the FOIA form I received from NARA detailing the veteran’s military service.

Price: Sold

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