Fatigue shirt worn by Spc. James E. Brown II of the 20th Engineer Brigade
date: label: Date
content: 1970
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Bonham Manufacturing Company Inc., American
label: Worn by
content: James Edward Brown II, American
label: Used by
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Caption
content: This short-sleeved Army fatigue shirt belonged to Spc. James Edward Brown II of the 20th Engineer Brigade. During the Vietnam War, Brown’s unit cleared jungles, paved roads, and built bridges to support American and allied forces.
label: Description
content: Military fatigue shirt worn by Spc. James E. Brown II (Delta Company, 31st Combat Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade) during the Vietnam War. The short sleeve, olive green, button down style shirt is missing two front plastic buttons. It has four pockets on the front, each with a flap and a two button closure. Extremely worn, it has a large faded patch over the front right side. There are holes throughout: on the left top breast pocket, on the front button placket, next to right hand breast pocket and into right armpit. There is a name patch reading 'BROWN' over right top pocket and a patch reading 'U.S. Army' over left top pocket. It has a fold over style collar, very worn at the back of neck. There is a United States Military Assistance Command shoulder sleeve insignia on the right shoulder. It consists of a shield shaped patch with a black sword between black battlements. There is a 20th Engineer Brigade shoulder insignia on the left shoulder. It consists of a diamond shaped patch with a black three turret tower inside a broken black border on green field.
label: Description
content: Back:
label: Description
content: There is a small hole in the right shoulder, and large tears along bottom left hem. There is fading and discoloration throughout.
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content: Inside:
label: Description
content: There is a sewn-in tag at the collar. It is a white rectangle with black print.
label: Description
content: 'MEDIUM-SHORT/ Chest 37-41 inches/ HEIGHT: Up to 57 inches/ 8405-935-4707'
label: Description
content: There is a sewn-in tag on lower right side. It is a white rectangle with black print. For full text please see notes text entries.
place: label: Place used
content: Viet Nam, Asia
label: Place used
content: Cambodia, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Military Uniforms
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James E. Brown
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.11.1
objectType: label: Type
content: uniforms
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cotton (fiber) and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 30 x 35 in. (76.2 x 88.9 cm)