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unctionality rather than fashion, armor fell into gradual decline the seventeenth century, first in quality, later also in quantity. The weight of field armor was greatly increased in order to render it bulletproof against ever more accurate firearms. At the same time, however, the full suit of armor became increasingly rare, not only because of the amplified weight but also because of changes in tactics. Most fighting men, including their leaders, began to abandon what they viewed as excessive equipment, with only vital parts of the body, such as the head, torso, and hands, remaining protected by metal armor. A few masters, mostly court armorers, continued to produce armor of superior quality for more illustrious clients of the European nobility, but such examples were the exception rather than the rule. The growing demand to fit out large standing armies with armor at low cost.
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G C G D M R S J B S S
GENERAL EARL ANDE COLONEL ANNIE RUT GRAHAM LIEUTENANT DONOVAN SARGENT M MOREHOUSE CAPTAIN RUMLEY JOSEPH KRY SARGENT ENRIQUE P JOHNSMONROE PRUE BOBBY BARBRE WESL STIVERSON LIEUTEN SHARON ANN LANE E
profiles
SERGEANT PETER AN DERSON
V I E T N A M // U S A
1963
FIELD HAT
On February 1, 1932, at the age of 19, he joined the French Foreign Legion for five years’ service in North Africa. He was sent first to the Legion’s training camp at Sidi BelAbbes, Algeria. He later served in Morocco, where he was promoted to corporal in 1933 and sergeant in 1935. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre twice during a campaign against the Rif. He also received the Medaille Militaire. An acting lieutenant, he was offered a commission as a second lieutenant if he would re-enlist which he later did.
L I E UTE NANT B O B BY W E SLE Y Robert O. Wesley is a former A-6 Intruder Bombardier Navigator and class of 1978 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. He was shot down over Lebanon on December 4, 1983. Captured upon ejection from his stricken plane, he was held captive for 30 days. His release on January 3, 1984, was facilitated by Reverend Jesse Jackson. he ship spent the rest of that year and early 1984 patrolling the region. On 4 December, in response to two US F-14 aircraft havng been fired upon the previous day, ten A-6 Intruders of VA-85 “Black Falcons� along with aircraft from USS Independence took part in a bombing raid over Beirut.
V I E T N A M // U S A
1967
FLIGHT JACKET
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profiles
JACQUELINE
WO M E N IN W W I
Florida native Jacqueline “Jackie” Cochran and test-pilot Nancy Harkness Love, two famous women pilots, independently, submitted proposals to the U.S. Army Air Forces (the forerunner to the United States Air Force) to use women pilots in non-combat missions after the outbreak of World War II in Europe. The motivation was to free male pilots for combat roles, by employing qualified female pilots to ferry aircraft from factories to military bases, and to tow drones and aerial targets. Prior to Pearl Harbor, General Henry H. “Hap” Arnold, commander of the USAAF, had turned down both Love’s 1940 proposal and that of the better connected and more famous Cochran, despite the lobbying by Eleanor Roosevelt. But he essentially promised the command to Cochran, should such a force be needed in the future.
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J O HN S AN D E RS
John served three years in the United States Army with duty in the Philippines. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1940, claiming that the army “wasn’t tough enough” and was deployed to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and then to Guadalcanal where he held off 3,000 Japanese troops after his 15-member unit was reduced to two other men. On the first day of the Battle of Iwo Jima, he was killed in action, after which he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism. He has received many honors including being the namesake for streets, military locations, and a United States Navy destroyer.as excessive equipment. After John was released from active duty, he returned home and worked as a truck driver in Reisterstown, Maryland. Driving trucks for a few months, he wanted to go back to Manila, and believed he could get there faster in the Marines.
1943
WOOL SHIRT W W I I // U S A
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MADE
WITH
SOUL
VIETNAM
BOOTS
DURABLE M ATER I AL S US ED
The first type deployed were the standard all leather combat boots. Although used everywhere else these proved to be totally useless in the jungle environment. It should be noted that air crew and chopper pilots tended to wear them throughout the war because of fears about the nylon boot melting in a fire, also the lack of heavy lugs on the boot soles prevented aircrew from getting hung up on things such as rudder pedals. This pattern is identical to the 2nd Pattern and introduced the anti-mud traction Panama sole. This replaced the earlier Vibram sole although 3rd pattern were produced with both soles. An easy way to distinguish wartime boots is to look at the heel.
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AND E RSON BO OT / / O L I V E
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B U I LT
TO
LAST
TH E BARRAC K S D UF F L E / / OL I V E
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BAG S
M U SSE T BAGS W E RE U SE D IN W W I I AN D FU N C T I ON E D A S E VE RYDAY BAGS FO R M E N AN D WO M E N SE RVIN G IN T H E M I LI TARY
A T HE ALL AMER ICAN BAG The All American Bag rather than fashion, armor fell into gradual decline during the eventeenth century, first in quality, later also in quantity. The weight of field armor was greatly increased in order to render it bulletproof against ever more accurate firearms. At the same time, however, the full suit of armor became increasingly rare, not only because of the amplified weight but also because of changes in tactics. Most fighting men, including their leaders, began to abandon what they viewed as excessive.
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S TO RY
RO BERTS F LAT B R I M / / OL I V E
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H AT S
FRA NCES
FLAT B RIMMED ARMY HATS W ERE M ADE FOR ARMY PERSONEL AND VOLUNTEERS IN WWII / MADE OF QUALITY LEATHER AND WOOL
1940
MOTO JACKET W W I I // U S A
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STYLE
REVOLUTION
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STYLE
W W I I // U S A
1943
MILITIA HAT
R E G I M E NT T E E / / W H I T E
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STYLE
TH E W W II T R EN C H / / H AZ L EN UT
V I E T N A M // U S A
1940
ARMY JACKET
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STYLE
JAC K SON PANT / / K H AK I
CO M M AND E R JAC KE T / / G RAY
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