#eisenhower jacket

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Dickies Eisenhower jacket by Father Figure

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National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day is celebrated every year on July 27th to commemorate American troops who fought in the Korean War and also those who lost their lives during the conflict. This style of jacket was used from the end of World War II through the Korean War. The field jacket was nicknamed an "Eisenhower" or "Ike" jacket because General Eisenhower liked them so much.

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Eisenhower Jacket

Midweight insulation for comfort in colder conditions Quilted lining for additional warmth Slash front welt pockets Exterior pencil pocket o

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The Eisenhower Jacket

General Dwight D. Eisenhower considered the Army’s World War II military uniform to be restricting and poorly suited for combat. Instead he had a standard issue wool field jacket tailored to be “very short, very comfortable, and very natty looking.” The resulting “Eisenhower jacket” or “Ike jacket,” as it came to be known, was standard issue to American troops after November 1944.

This “Ike jacket” was worn by Eisenhower, seen here in this photograph.

Ike urged theater-wide adoption of the shorter jacket in a May 5, 1943, letter to General George C. Marshall, the Army Chief of Staff.

http://usnatarchives.tumblr.com/post/102363960117/in-honor-of-veterans-day-heres-the-story-behind

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June 6, 2014, marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. Here, General Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the order of the day, "Full victory - nothing else," to paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division just before they board their planes to participate in the first assault. The jacket Gen. Eisenhower is seen wearing here was specially designed by Ike himself, as he considered the Army’s WWII military uniform to be restricting and poorly suited for combat. He had a standard issue wool field jacket tailored to be “very short, very comfortable, and very natty looking.” The resulting “Eisenhower jacket” or “Ike jacket,” as it came to be known, was standard issue to American troops after November 1944. One of Eisenhower's jackets is currently on display in the National Archives Museum's "Making Their Mark: Stories Through Signatures" exhibit in Washington, DC. “Making Their Mark: Stories Through Signatures” is made possible in part by the Foundation for the National Archives with the generous support of Lead Sponsor AT&T. Major additional support provided by the Lawrence F. O’Brien Family and members of the Board of the Foundation for the National Archives.

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Epaulet Eisenhower jacket in loden suede

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Epaulet Eisenhower Jacket In Harris Tweed