English: Donald Prell wearing a WWII garrison cap and “Ike” Jacket, but with insignia items (e.g., Armor insignia, expert rifle badge) and blue infantry cord that were not conceived of until years after WWII (photo from 2009)
Comment:This uniform is not entirely authentic! 1) the blue infantry cord worn around the right arm did not exist in 1944, it was first authorized in 1952; 2) the branch insignia for Armor (crossed sabers with a Pershing tank in front) was not introduced until the Korean War—in WWII Armor Branch insignia was a side-view of a tank; 3) if he were an Armor lieutenant, he would not be eligible to wear the Combat Infantry Badge (blue rectangle with side view of rifle superimposed, surrounded by garland); 4) the expert weapons qualification badge he wears on his left pocket is a style introduced during the Vietnam War and is in present use, the Army weapons qualifications badges in WWII more closely resembled what Marines presently wear::In summary, this uniform is cobled together from items worn over 30 years, but never worn together: e.g., the brown uniform was long gone before the weapons qualification badge he wears was ever introduced. IT’S NOT A WWII UNIFORM, ITS NOT A UNIFORM ANY SOLDIER EVER WORE.
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