Original Item: Only One Available. The Jacket, Field, M1943 was a standardized field jacket issued to Army soldiers in WWII. It was longer than the M-1941 jacket, coming down to the upper thighs. It was made in a light olive-drab OD7, later a darker OD9 cotton sateen. It also had a detachable hood (not included), drawstring waist, two large breast pockets and two skirt pockets.

The uniform was designed to be warm in winter by use of a separate jacket liner. The jacket liner was a separate cotton-shell jacket with two slash pockets and button and loop fastening, generally in a lighter shade of olive drab (OD3) than the main jacket but in practice rarely issued during World War II. In the ETO this was intended to be replaced by the M-1944 'Ike' jacket, or one of the generic 'ETO' jackets which could come in versions that were either near-identical to the M-1941 jacket, but in rough khaki wool outer, or versions almost identical to British Battledress, both versions being produced locally in the UK in several variations.

This example is offered in excellent condition. It no longer bears the original manufacture label in the lower right pocket. It has a wonderful embroidered 101st Airborne Division “Screaming Eagle” (may have been added) patch on the left shoulder, as well as SFC chevrons on both sleeves. The jacket is not named and is free of any major imperfections, all buttons are present (1 resewn on) and the condition is excellent. Genuine WW2 issue M43 jackets with patches from famous divisions are hard to come by and this is one of the best we’ve seen in a while from one of the most well known divisions that fought in the European Theater during WWII.

Comes ready for research and display!

Approximate Measurements:
Collar to shoulder: 10.5"
Shoulder to sleeve: 25”
Shoulder to shoulder: 18”
Chest width: 19.5"
Waist width: 18.5"
Hip width: 20.5"
Front length: 31.5"