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shirt

human history
  • Other Name

    shirt, winter uniform : Lieutenant Colonel : US Army : WW2 (descriptive name)

    Lr. Col. WW Wallace, US Army (associated name)

  • Description

    US Army officer's winter uniform shirt, 1939-1946

    Belonged to Lieutenant Colonel WW Wallace, US Army, WW2

    khaki shirt; (Cameron 'camulnax' sand tan)

  • Place
    [United States of America]
  • Accession Number
    1985.201
  • Other Id

    U261A.4

    U261.4

  • Department

    History

    War History

Images and documents

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 1985.201, U261A.4, U261.4
  • Public Access Text

    Lt Col Wallace joined the U.S. Army in Ordnance a few years before the war. During the war he moved to Army Air Force and served in the South Pacific. He then returned to the Ordnance Corps before retiring and coming to live in New Zealand.

  • Place
    [United States of America]
  • Associated Notes

    Lt Col Wallace joined the U.S. Army in Ordnance a few years before the war. During the war he moved to Army Air Force and served in the South Pacific. He then returned to the Ordnance Corps before retiring and coming to live in New Zealand.

  • Associated Event
    WW2; 1939-1945
  • Associated Person

     Lieutenant Colonel WW Wallace

     United States Army

  • Associated Date
    1939-1946
  • Period

    World War 2/Wars

  • Classification

    shirt

    uniforms

    Shirt

    Main Garments

    Clothing

    03 Personal Artifacts

  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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