"US Paratroop uniform PTO" Topic
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| Robbie7 | 06 Mar 2015 3:20 a.m. PST |
Was the uniform used by the US paratroopers in the pacific during 1943-45 similar in appearance and colour shade (IE a kind of brown) to those used in the Europe and the Mediterranean? |
| Tachikoma | 06 Mar 2015 10:39 a.m. PST |
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| Ceterman | 06 Mar 2015 1:34 p.m. PST |
Great answer, Tach. My father-in-law, Harold Bishop, was in the 11th Airborne in the PTO. We have his boots, they are just like all paratroopers boots. A few photos (B&W) of Hal on the left side of the page towards the bottom, he looks to be wearing a typical paratrooper jacket & pants. I think he told me they were pretty much outfitted as regular ETO paras. At least that's what I think I remember. You can see in the photos, especially the last one, that some of the pants appear to be darker than others. Hope this helps.
Peter
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| number4 | 06 Mar 2015 9:52 p.m. PST |
Yup, that's the M42 Jumpsuit alright. The difference is, in the Phillipines, I seriously doubt they would be wearing it over wool! |
| Martin Rapier | 07 Mar 2015 12:57 a.m. PST |
And as for the actual colour of the M42, well, we are back to that ever popular topic of "what colour is Olive drab". |
| mikec260 | 09 Mar 2015 7:51 a.m. PST |
Hey. My grandfather was with B company, 511th PIR. What unit was he with? |
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