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Original Pre-WWII US Army Air Corps Named & Ranked Rough Wear A-2 Flight Jacket
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Original Pre-WWII US Army Air Corps Named & Ranked Rough Wear A-2 Flight Jacket
Price: US $1041.18

Originalvs. Reproduction: Original Rough Wear, Pre-WWII Contract

Era: (42-1401-P Contract) - 17 Sept.1941

Branch: United States Army Air Corps

Markings: The black tag label reads: \"TYPE A-2 / DRAWING NO. 30-1415 / CONTRACT NO. 42-1401P / ROUGH WEAR CLOTHING CO. / MIDDLETOWN, PA.\". The size tag is \"40\". The period attached leather name tag reads \"W. R. DAVIDSON\" and leather rank bars have been added to the shoulder. The tag under the left pocket flap reads \"RW / No. 1036 / SIZE 40\".

Size: 40 - Shoulder to Shoulder: 17 1/2\", Sleeve including cuffs: 24 1/2\"

Description: Up for sale is an original Named and ranked A-2 flight jacket. This jacket contract was placed before the bombing of pearl harbor and was produced by Rough Wear Clothing Co. The zipper is the original Crown, the waist and cuffs are original, the lining is original.All buttons work and the collar clasp is present and solid. The knits show some repairs but are generally in poor-fair condition - needing more repair or replacement for wear. The lining is also original, with a handful of tears and would be fine for display but not for regular wear. Likewise, the zipper is VERY difficult to start, but once started it zips the entire way. The left side of the zipper, at the bottom isseparating. I have undone it and re-zipped it twice - but with a lot of difficulty. The zipper is original and fine for display, but again, would need to be replaced for wearing. The stitching on the entire jacket is about 95% present and remains sound, though the leather rectangles between the zipper and the waist at the bottom of the jacket are beginning to seperate at the top. The leather is thinning a bit on the shoulders and while a bit dry, isprobablymore supple than the average A2.

An extensive search of military records leads us to believe that W. R. Davidson is:

Name:WilliamRDavidsonBirth Year:1917Race:White, citizen(White)Nativity State or Country:KansasState of Residence:KansasCounty or City:SedgwickEnlistment Date:14 Jan 1942Enlistment State:KansasEnlistment City:Fort RileyBranch:Air CorpsBranch Code:Air CorpsGrade:Aviation CadetGrade Code:Aviation CadetTerm of Enlistment:Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to lawComponent:Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army ofSource:Civil LifeEducation:4 years of collegeCivil Occupation:Laundresses, private familyMarital Status:Single, without dependentsHeight:75Weight:167

William Davidson was the only Davidson found in enlistment records (Fold3 and ancestry.com), with the initials \"W. R.\" and the last name Davidson - that was both in the Air Corps and an officer during WWII.

AdditionalItems: Everythingphotographed is included and only what is photographed is included.

Wehave obtained one of the largest uniform collections ever assembled. There arehundreds ofuniformsand thousandsof patches that we will be saleing in the coming months, so please keep aneye on our sales. Included in the sale will be General Dillard\'s personaleffects and uniforms as well as General Bradley\'s personal effects. Many wereidentified to soldiers by the collector, though we do nothavedocumentationto support these except where noted.

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