Jacket
2010.3515.1
Creation Date
1952 – 1955Materials
Dimensions
60.96 cm. H Item (Overall)
Description
Jacket from the Army uniform worn by Charles (Chuck) Koubsky, who served from August 1952-1955. It is an Eisenhower style wool jacket with two chevrons on each sleeve and a red badge with a white four-leaf clover on the left shoulder. There is a pin above the right sleeve that says: "INGE EET FERRIS VICTIMUS" under a stylized lion with a red head. The jacket is size 38L. The red shoulder insignia is from the 4th Army. It is a red diamond with a white four leaf clover in the center. The Fourth United States Army was organized as Fourth Army in the Organized Reserves in 1922 at New York City, NY. It was withdrawn from the Organized Reserves on 9 August 1932 and allotted to the Regular Army as an inactive unit. It was activated 1 October 1933 and headquartered at the Presidio of San Francisco, California. It was redesignated Fourth United States Army on 1 January 1957. The Fourth United States Army has no combat record. It remained in the Continental United States during World War II, training tactical units to operate efficiently in combat. In addition, Fourth Army was largely responsible for the defense of the West Coast.
World War 2 / WW2 / World War II / WWII