Hello everyone and welcome to this new uniform impression video. Today, I'm not going to show you one but two uniforms, these are the outfits worn by US officers during WW2.
First of all, I have to, as usual, warn you on certain points.
First of all this video is only a base for you to build your uniform. I don't pretend to be a Bible that will save you the purchase of books, specialized magazines, or even research on the Internet.
It will be possible to contradict me obviously, I don't have the infused science, I am not specialist in this domain. If you have any comments, feel free to post a comment below, so you probably know more than me.
This video is the direct following of the video on the outfits of enlisted men and NCO, you will find the link in the description of this video.
I'll only show what I am wearing to avoid making a two-hour video.
You can find the list of elements that constitute these outfits in the description, with the corresponding timing.
WW2 US Medals
Discover with me a quick overview of the main decorations used during the Second World War. The visuals that you will see correspond to the ribbons present on the decorations bars.
Concerning the wearing of medals in reconstitution, I repeat what I already said: although the wearing of certain medals is regulated, here is my point of view:
You are a re-enactor, so you can wear the medal you want. The life in reconstitution is meant to be a reflection of what existed at the time.
I don't see why you should deprive yourself of wearing a particular decoration because you didn't do it in real life. As long as the wearing of medals is consistent, I don't see the harm in wearing decorations.
So, if you want to have a block like this and you will be called "Christmas tree", then assume but do good!
Know the meanings of each medal and their award criteria. What I'll do in this video!
On the other hand, this personal thought no longer applies when you are part of a reenactment group with its own hierarchical system and individual rewards.
At this time, leave your personal desires aside and follow the group's instructions for wearing individual or collective medals.
Created on December 21, 1861 for the US Navy, the Medal of Honor was then developed for the US Army on July 12, 1862.
Highest American military distinction, it was awarded for great actions in combat, without these feats were imposed on the soldier. Thus, 60% of the medals are awarded posthumously during the WW2.
Note that no African-American soldier received this decoration during the WW2, because of racial discrimination.
The US Navy's second highest honor, the Navy Cross, was created in 1919 and the 1942 revision created a restriction in its attribution: only a combat action could be rewarded.
It can be attributed to an extraordinary heroism that doesn't justify the Medal Of Honor against an enemy country, in a conflict against a foreign force, or in a combat action alongside an ally.
Created on January 2, 1918, the Distinguished Service Cross is awarded following a heroic act putting the soldier in danger of death, valid for all US armed forces, but not allowing the award of the Medal Of Honor.
Thus, this decoration isn't only reserved for the American military, allies can be decorated. Note that only two women received this decoration during the World War 2.
Established on July 9, 1918, the Army Distinguished Service Medal is awarded to anyone who has served in the United States Armed Forces
and distinguished by exceptional service records, the merit and importance of which will have been recognized by the government.
It's not therefore a reward for an action, but more for an accumulation of exceptional service states.
This medal can be awarded to foreign soldiers only with the permission of the President of the United States.
Established on February 4, 1919, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal was awarded to men with high responsibilities for meritorious service.
This decoration was therefore more intended for high officers of the US Navy and the Marine Corps than for non-commissioned officers or men of the rank.
Originally, it was more important than the Navy Cross, but a reorganization of August 1943 reversed this order.
Created on July 20, 1942, The Legion of MerIt's a decoration awarded for outstanding conduct in war time.
It can be handed over to US citizens as well as foreigners who fought with the United States during an armed conflict.
There are four ranks, awarded primarily by the rank of the recipient: Commander-in-Chief, Commander, Officer, Legionary.
Created on July 19, 1932, replacing the Army Citation Star created in 1918, the Silver Star Medal is awarded after a quote for an act of bravery in operation against the enemy over a brief period.
This is the 3rd most important decoration in the US Army.
Created February 4, 1944 by President Roosevelt (but retroactive to December 7, 1941), the Bronze Star Medal was intended to boost the morale of the infantry who suffered, at the time already, significant losses on the battlefield.
To receive this decoration, the soldier must have been exposed to enemy fire and be in a dangerous situation during the execution of his action.
Created on July 2, 1926, the Soldier's Medal distinguishes heroic actions, realized after having risked his own life to save others. Its peculiarity is that it can't be attributed in a combat situation.
Despite that, a hundred Soldier's Medals were awarded during the WW2. The soldier will have a 10% increase on his retirement after acquiring this medal.
Coming to replace the Badge of Military Merit, the Purple Heart was created in 1932 to reward a battle injury.
This wound must, however, be made by an enemy, or if we are facing friendly fire, it must have been made with the intention of touching an enemy.
Psychological injuries and frienfly fires are not counted, and the soldier's life accidents are also exempt from the medal.
More than a million medals were awarded during the Second World War.
Created on July 2, 1926, the Distringuished Flying Cross rewards airmen, whether American or not. You must have performed a heroic action or an extraordinary feat while participating in an air combat.
Thus, some RAF pilots were able to receive this medal. This decoration could also apply to instructors and students of flying schools, always in the event of exceptional bravery.
The Air Medal was created on May 11, 1942 to reward the destruction of a ship or three planes in flight; to reward 25 operational flights with planned air combat;
or 100 operational flights with unanticipated enemy fire exposure.
But finally, these last 2 criteria were modified, some pilots performing shenanigans to have the number of flight planned for obtaining the medal, without having been glorious in the fight.
Thus the criteria have been reinforced on the European front. However, he was eased in the Pacific, aerial combat being less common.
Created on November 6, 1942, the Asian Pacific Campaign Medal rewards all soldiers who have actively participated in at least one campaign in the Pacific from December 1941 to December 1945.
Stars were added for each campaign and an arrow could be added for an amphibious or airborne assault. On the ribbon, we find the colors of Japan and the USA.
Also established on November 6, 1942, this campaign medal was intended to reward soldiers for their participation on the European, African and/or Middle Eastern front.
As for the previous medal, a participation in an amphibious or airborne assault allowed a small arrow on the decoration, when participation in a more "classic" campaign allowed the wearing of stars.
On the ribbon, we find the colors of Italy, USA and Germany.
Created again on November 6, 1942, the American Campaign Medal aimed to reward the soldiers who participated in the American theater during the WW2.
It was therefore mainly attributed to US Navy personnel, the award criteria being rather in their favor.
Uniforms
The two uniforms that you will see are those that could be worn by paratroopers of the 101st airborne in 1944, then in 1945. These outfits are slightly different from the classic officer infantry.
Note that the officers paid for their own effects, these being made at a tailor, or using models "regulations" offered in official stores.
Obviously, this is a dress, service outfit, but not a combat outfit, which may vary slightly compared to the behavior of enlisted men.
Made in gabardine, the Drab shade pants N°54 (Light Shade) called "pink pants" for its slightly pink hue was one of the pants that officers could wear.
It has a straight cut, has four pockets: one on each side, and one on each buttock.
The fly is closed with a zipper and a button, completed by a belt reserved for officers, which will look like current belts of the XXI century. It's made mainly of elastic wool.
Jump boots were created by William P. Yarboroug in 1941 for use by airborne troops.
This is the ancestor of the intervention shoes, considered more practical than leather boots with gaiters. They are tied by a long lace, and Pink pants are slipped in at the time of lacing.
It's possible to use an elastic to facilitate this manipulation. The main manufacturer of jump boots was Corcoran, a manufacturer that still exists today, but there were others at the time.
The chocolate shirt, so-called for its characteristic color Olive Drab #51 (Dark Shade), was a shirt reserved for officers.
Made of wool and polyester, plain weave or twill, it has shoulder straps and will close with 6 buttons on the front.
It has two flap pockets on the chest. The flaps have a center point and one on each side, and it has two cufflinks at each end of the sleeve.
A tie made especially for the officers will be placed between the 2nd and 3rd button but this only when the jacket isn't worn.
It differs from the troop model by its manufacture, It's also realized in gabardine.
On the neck we will find two insignia: On the left flap, we find the rank. Here 2nd Lieutnant.
On the flap on the right, we find the infantry badge reserved for officers, surmounted by a 506, meaning that our officer is attached to the 506th regiment.
But this number wasn't systematic, simple crossed rifles could be worn. These badges are optional if a jacket is worn over it.
The cap worn by our second lieutenant is specific to officers, with a black and gold piping. It can be worn slightly on one side of the head, but it wasn't necessarily regulatory.
The regulation indicated that it had to be worn straight, like the cap; and two fingers of the eyebrow.
On the right, we find the rank of second lieutenant, placed 3.81cm from the edge of the cap, and on the opposite side, we have the badge representing a parachute and a glider.
This is the 2nd type badge, the 1st being a badge on a blue background.
Attention, the glider is pointing towards the front of the cap, so it's a badge specific to officers, the enlisted men and NCO being reversed, because sewn on the left side always points forward.
It's colored Oliv Drab shade #51 but the Drab Shade #54, like the Pink pants, was tolerated by tailor fabrications.
The US officers' dress jacket was officially called the Dark Olive Drab Officer Service Coat, but was nicknamed "Officer Jacket Class A" for simplicity.
It's Olive Drab #51 and made of wool knit.
This jacket was worn by all corps (infantry, cavalry, etc.) during the World War 2, including paratroopers as here.
It has 4 brass buttons on the front and a plastic button is hidden under the waistband that will fit the jacket to the waist.
Here the passers-by of the belt are homemade, each jacket can be made in different ways.
So this one had at the base, no passerby because the belt was sewn to the jacket, so I added and disconnected the belt. Other jackets will have the passers-by more placed on the front.
A snap fastens the end of the belt to keep it pressed. This button can be absent depending on the fabrications, you should add it to have a better fit possible.
On the sewn part, at the base of the epaulettes, we can find the rank of second lieutenant, this one being fixed this time with the aid of a pin, the shoulders being reinforced.
The badges are pinned at 1.59cm from the seam of the shoulder.
The insignia of an infantry officer are found on the collar: the " US" officer type and the two rifles crossed for the infantry.
On the right, we find the Jump Wings (a parachute certificate with a star, for an operational jump), various decorations recalled on a ribbon, and the Combat Infantry Badge, issued after 30 days in combat.
The most important decoration is always placed on the left. So, the Purple Heart means that our soldier was injured once.
The other decoration is the ETO (European Theater of Operation) medal and has a small arrow, meaning an airborne assault.
The Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) is on the left, above the pocket;
An "officer" band Olive Drab is sewn at 3" (7,62cm) from the sleeve, above which we find, on the left sleeve, an "Overseas bar",
corresponding to 6 months spent outside the United States, the 101st airborne having arrived in England at the end of 1943.
4 pockets on the front are closed by metal buttons, the upper pockets have points on the flap and a bellows in their center, unlike the lower pockets, more basic.
The epaulettes are fixed by a metal button of the same size as those of the pockets. We can date this outfit in the summer of 1944, after the landing in Normandy. Our soldier was injured on that occasion.
The other legal shirt that could be worn was the shirt called "Pink" because of the same color as the pants already presented.
It's closed by 6 buttons too, and two cufflinks come close each sleeve. It also has two chest pockets for personal effects.
It has buttoned shoulder straps and we find the same tie as previously presented, slipped between the 2nd and 3rd button.
We find the same insignia as before, with crossed rifles adorned with 506 on one side, and this time we have the rank of lieutenant on the collar, left side.
If the shirt was worn without a jacket over, which could be the case in the office, then the jacket can be patched to the shoulders.
But I chose not to do it here to keep more flexibility in the use of the shirt, and therefore divisions to represent.
Again we find a cap dedicated to officers, with the same badge as previously presented, but this time with the rank of lieutenant.
The cap was called "Garrison cap".
Appeared at the end of 1944 in Europe after being developed in 1943 to mimic the Battle Dress,
the Ike Jacket, nicknamed this way because Ike Eisenhower was the first to wear it publicly, was also adapted for the officers for their dress and service outfit.
Some officers were also resizing their class A jacket to convert into Ike Jacket. That's why we can find the border on the sleeves on some models.
The officer Ike jacket differs only in its color from the model dedicated to the enlisted men, as well as the lining, better worked.
The insignia of the 101st Airborne Division is sewn 1.27cm from the shoulder seam on the left sleeve.
The insignia of infantry officers are found again on the collar.
we discover the Jump Wings, with two stars, corresponding to two operational jumps: one for Normandy, the other for Market Garden. Below we find the Combat Infantry Badge, then a bar ribbons with three medals
2 bronze stars, symbolized by the decoration as well + the oak leaf, received for heroic actions in Normandy and in the Bulges; 3 Purple Heart, received for 3 wounds; and the ETO medal with an arrow and 2 stars.
The arrow represents Normandy, the 2 stars represent Market Garden and Bastogne.
On the right chest we find a Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) with a small oak leaf, showing in fact that there are 2 citations for the division. The first for Normandy, the second for Bastogne.
And finally, on the left sleeve, we find this time 3 overseas bar, corresponding to 1 year and a half spent in operation outside US territory.
With all these elements, you will have recognized an outfit dated May 1945. This is a reproduction of the configuration that Lieutenant Carwood Lipton had at the end of the war.
You can find the link of his presentation video in the description of this video.
Summary
Worn by all the officers of the US Army, whatever their army corps, the pants nicknamed "Pink" was closed by a zipper fly and a button. Its official color is "Drab Tint 54".
It has 2 side pockets and 2 pockets on the buttocks and has a straight cut. The fold iron on the front of the pants will be requested!
It will be completed with a specific belt for officers, recognizable with its particular "gold" buckle.
This is a modern belt, very similar to the belt of the time.
The pants will be slipped into the jump boots, paratroopers being proud of their boots, but this won't be the case when classic officer shoes will be used.
Perceived in the combat pack for airborne troops, the Jump boots can also be found among the richest soldiers of other corps.
They are more practical than boots and leggings, and more comfortable. The lace may be leather, and some paratroopers even used the parachute hanger.
One tip: don't let the laces of your boots drag, protect them, to avoid you to redo your knot with the least branch.
The main manufacturer at the time was Corcoran (which still continues to manufacture, the proof with this pair), but there were also other manufacturers.
Every self-respecting soldier must wear a tie. The troop-type tie was made of cotton, when the officer type tie will be in gabardine. It will be slipped between the 2nd and 3rd button of the shirt, whatever the type of shirt,
if a jacket wasn't worn over it.
The pink shirt was for the officers and is the same color as the pants previously presented. She has epaulets despite the presence of the rank on the right flap of the collar.
The left flap will be occupied by the insignia stating that our officer is in the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. These 2 badges are fixed by pins, 2 bindings on each rank.
The shirt closes with 6 buttons on the front, and the tie will be placed on top, between the 2nd and 3rd button.
Made in gabardine, this shirt wasn't used in combat, an officer mustard wool shirt with epaulettes will be especially for this occasion.
The "Ike Jacket", nicknamed this way thanks to General Eisenhower, who did something of a product placement,
is a jacket directly inspired by the Battle Dress, which served as both a combat jacket, service but also as dress outfit for the English troops.
An officer model was developed, but the quantities distributed were not very important, so much so that some officers took jackets troops, or chose to have their Class A jacket trimmed by shortening the bottom.
The cap will also be of the officer type, with again a badge of airborne troops on the right side, while the rank of lieutenant will be placed on the left side by means of 2 pins fasteners.
About the insignia, we find the 2 Presidential Unit Citation on the right chest, the Jump Wings with 2 operational jumps, the Combat Infantry Badge, this time placed above the decorations, which are 3 in number:
Bronze star x2, Purple Heart x3 and ETO medal with a jump and 2 campaigns. These decorations belong to Lieutenant Carwood Lipton. These silver grades are found on the non-movable part of the epaulettes.
It closes with 4 plastic buttons, and a band below is to go through a loop.
2 flap pockets are closed by a button each, but they are hidden. The reproduction I wear will also have snaps on the ends of the flaps of the pockets to keep these flaps perfectly closed.
They are useless to my taste, don't try to add them on your own jacket if they are absent.
The chocolate shirt Olive Drab 51 was the other shirt that could be worn by the officers. It seems that the chocolate shirt was more worn in winter, while the Pink shirt was more worn in hot weather,
the thickness and color of the shirt may be the explanation for this habit.
But no rule governed this wearing: a chocolate shirt could very well be worn in summer if it wasn't nice, as was the case during the landing in 1944.
It has two pockets on the chest and will feature the insignia of a lieutenant of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment.
As mentioned above, it will be possible to sew the division badge on the sleeve, 1.27 cm from the seam, so that the shirt can be worn without the jacket.
Called by some people "winter jacket" because of its wool knit design and its color, the Class A jacket was the officer's service jacket in the European theater of operation.
The cap will also be of the officer type, with again a badge of airborne troops on the right side, while the rank will be placed on the left side.
The jacket has 4 pockets and has an inside pocket.
On the left chest we have, from top to bottom, the Jump Wings with a star; 2 medals: the Purple Heart for a wound, the ETO medal with an arrow for the landing in Normandy.
And finally on the flap of the pocket, we have the Combat Infantry Badge (CIB).
On the right chest, we find the Presidential Unit Citation (nicknamed PUC in the middle).
It's closed with 3 brass buttons and a plastic button, concealed under the belt, which will be maintained by 2 passers-by. A darker edging will be placed on the sleeve, 3 inches from the end of the sleeve.
Some manufacturers provide this border separately, so as to precisely adjust the length of the sleeve before placing the edging. The overseas bar will be placed above.
Some put it at 1 inch from the edge, but in this case, where to place the service tape, signaling 3 years of service ?
On the left shoulder will be sewn the badge of the 101st Airborne Division, sewn at 1.27cm from the seam of the shoulder.
The rank will be placed on the non-movable portion of the epaulette, attached with a pin, the pin binders are not usable because of the reinforced foam portion of the shoulder, unless disassemble any the jacket at every grade change.
Note that the stars on Jump Wings were tolerated (for the prestige) but made in a traditional way at the initiative of the soldiers, with the same stars as those placed on the ETO medal.
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