Ike Jacket
Lt Howard W Danks flew as a P-47 fighter pilot with the 8th Army Air Corps and 12th Army Air Corps (66th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group) before becoming a fighter pilot instructor in Byran, Texas. On 05/05/1945 Lt Danks was tragically killed when his At-6 aircraft collided with another aircraft during a training exercise.
This uniform group includes:
- Beautiful English-Made Ike Jacket with brown Bakelite buttons, satin lining, and smartly tailored lapels. Danks penned his name and the date May 1943 on the name tag inside the inner pocket. The jacket has the following insignia:
- Felt AAC shoulder sleeve insignia (right shoulder)
- Embroidered 8th AAC shoulder sleeve insignia (left shoulder)
- Officer AAC props and “US” pins with WWII smooth-back clutches
- 2nd Lieutenant pin-back insignia on the epaulets
- Air Medal ribbon bar with 2 oakleaf clusters
- Purple Heart ribbon bar
- 3 inch pin-back aviator wings marked “Amcraft” and “sterling”
- Presidential Unit Citation
- Officer quality overseas cap with a pin-back 2nd Lieutenant bar
- Pin-back AAC photo ID badge
- Copy of a document verifying eligibility to wear 3 oakleaf clusters on his Air Medal (from G.O. No. 122, Hq. Twelfth Air Force, August 7, 1944)
- Copy of a 6 page document involving a plane crash of a fellow squadron member during a bombing run in Italy on 09/07/1944. Includes Lt Dank’s eye witness account.
- Copy of a 6 page aircraft accident report where Lt. Danks crashed his plane during flight school.
- Copy of a 38 page report involving Lt. Danks’ fatal collision. The report includes periods images of the wreckage.
Price: SOLD
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Ike Jacket
The 6th Infantry fought hard in New Guinea and the Philippines during WWII and judging by campaign ribbons, this veteran was present for all the fighting. The jacket is Australian made and 1944 dated with the name “Kelly” marked inside with pen. The insignia includes:
- “US” collar cipher w/ smooth back clutches
- Screw-back Infantry collar cipher with an “F” to denote F Company
- Two enamel DIs (Distinctive Insignia). One is pin-back the other screw-back. “Semper Primus” is 1st Infanty Regiment, which was attached to the 6th Division during WWII.
- Sterling CIB (Combat Infantry Badge) with silver smooth back clutches
- Ribbon bars for: WWII Victory, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign (1 invasion arrowhead, 2 campaign stars), American Theater, Philippine Campaign (1 star), American Defense Service, and Good Conduct.
- Ruptured Duck
- Staff Sgt Chevrons
- 4 Overseas Stripes
- 6th Infantry Division Patch
- Pacific Theater Command Patch
I did a google search for “F Company 1st Infantry 6th Division” and found a WWII 6th Infantry website that has a photo of a Jack Kelley from F Co. 1st Regiment posing by a jeep in HBT coveralls at Camp Young, CA. There is plenty of research potential with this Aussie-made Ike Jacket!
Price: SOLD
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Ike Jacket
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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Ike Jacket
This uniform was worn by a two-war veteran (WWII and Korea). In WWII, this soldier received Ranger training at the divisional level and was attached to Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 398th Infantry Regiment, 100th Division. He was more than likely a Scout. I was able to verify his receipt of the CIB (Combat Infantry Badge) in 1944 from 100th Division General Orders (GO#26).
The Ike jacket is WWII era (dated June 9th, 1944) and has Korean War era SSGT “combat” chevrons, a 100th Division patch, a red Ranger tab, a 4th Army Patch, “US” EM/NCO collar cipher, and a Chemical Corps cipher. The officer quality shirt also has Korean War era SSGT combat chevrons, and a 4th Army patch. The Ike, shirt, and trousers all have the soldier’s laundry ID printed inside. The Ike and shirt have serious moth damage, with concentrations of damage on the lower sleeves and armpits. The trousers also show mothing, but to a lesser extant than the other uniform pieces.
The Vet’s WWII enlisted record is listed at NARA here.
Price: Sold
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Ike Jacket
This Ike jacket was worn by a WWII veteran that served as an Airplane Maintenance Technician in the 596th Bomb Squadron (Medium), 397th Bomb Group in England. He was inducted into the service on 04/02/1942 and was discharged on 10/20/1945.
His discharge (copy included with Ike) verifies is participation in the following campaigns:
- Air Offensive-Europe
- Normandy
- Northern France
- Rhineland
- Ardennes
- Central Europe
He received the following Decorations and Citations:
- Good Conduct Medal (GO 3, 416th Bomb Group 1943)
- Distinguished Unit Badge (1944)
- Bronze Star Medal (GO 189, 9th AF 1944)
The ike jacket has a beautiful bullion on wool 9th AAC shoulder sleeve insignia. All the insignia is original to the jacket and has not been messed with. The ETO campaign ribbon has nice English oversized campaign stars. The jacket has a moth nip here and there, but nothing that detracts from the display on this wonderful, original uniform.
Price: Sold
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