Army jacket worn by Andre M. Jones during the Iraq War
date: label: Date
content: 2003
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Andre M. Jones
label: Subject of
content: National Guard of the United States, American, founded 1903
label: Subject of
content: 547th Transportation Company, American
notes: label: Description
content: Light colored camouflage United States Army jacket. Jacket has four (4) pockets on the front, two (2) on each side of the torso, one above the other. Above the upper pocket of the PR side is the name of the wearer [JONES]. On the PR shoulder are two (2) patches, the upper most being a unit patch. The unit patch is a 3rd Personnel Command ACI patch that features three (3) rings interlocking around a sword. The sword's tip points upward. The second patch on the PR shoulder is the American flag outlined in yellow. The flag's stars face toward the front of the jacket. On the PL side of the front of the jacket above the upper pocket is additional stitched text [U.S. ARMY]. On the PL shoulder is another unit patch with flames radiating out of a tiered structure. The unit patch is for the District of Columbia Army National Guard. Down the front of the jacket are five (5) plastic beige buttons. Both cuffs have two (2) buttons each. On the collar are two (2) patches, one on either side of the front of the collar. On the PL front of the collar is a black bar patch indicating the wearer is a first lieutenant. On the PR side of the collar is a patch with the Army Signal Corps insignia. At the nape of the neck of the collar is the clothing tag with care instructions, size and manufacturer information listed. Adhered to the tag is a small line of green tape with stamped text [JB433].
place: label: Place used
content: Al-Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Iraq War, 2003-2011
label: Topic
content: Military
setName: label: See more items in
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 Andre M. Jones
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.245.2.1
objectType: label: Type
content: jackets
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: cloth, plastic, thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 32 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (82.6 × 47 cm)