Eisenhower Jacket
date: label: date made
content: ca 1944
name: label: Associated Name
content: Eisenhower, Dwight D.
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Wool jacket with insignia.
label: Description
content: Specific History
label: Description
content: This jacket was worn by donor William Lubar while a flight-training instructor.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: General Dwight Eisenhower considered the original World War II uniform to be poor for combat. He felt it fit badly and was restrictive. Eisenhower wanted a uniform that would be neater. He had his tailor take a Wool Field Jacket Model 1944 and modify it to his specifications. He wanted a style which could be worn by itself or over a shirt. According to an aide, Eisenhower wanted the jacket to be "very short, very comfortable, and very natty looking." The “Ike jacket” became standard issue for U.S. troops beginning in November 1944. While it was intended for wear in battle, most soldiers preferred to save the "Ike jacket" for non-combat situations.
place: label: Associated Place
content: United States
topic: label: related event
content: World War II
label: related event
content: The Great Depression and World War II
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1994.0388.01
label: accession number
content: 1994.0388
label: catalog number
content: 1994.0388.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jacket
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 24 in x 17 in; 60.96 cm x 43.18 cm
label: Measurements
content: across shoulders: 17 in; x 43.18 cm
label: Measurements
content: sleeves: 26 in; 66.04 cm