Original U.S. WWII 9th Air Force British Made Officer Field Jacket Other European Militaria The original red felt is

The original red felt is still in the rifle slot

A chinstrap of black nylon is fitted

the epaulets were removed

We then began the long trip back

In my own case

Original U.S. WWII 9th Air Force British Made Officer Field Jacket Other European Militaria The original red felt isOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a fantastic British made Officer Field Jacket dated 1944. British made ETO jackets are highly collectible and increasingly hard. This style of jacket were custom made in the UK during the war at specific request by an officer in the United States Army. The pattern was not an official Army approved pattern but it so closely resembled the IKE jacket that it was accepted in the ETO during the war. This short jacket