WW II Army Dress Shirt of Elmer Kenneth Rill (27 August 1919 - 19 October 2006); olive drab, long sleeve twill flannel of wool, size 42 1/2 - 33. Inside manufacturer's tag info includes: "June 1942". Plastic buttons; two breast pockets with flap.
At top of left sleeve is a round embroidered patch with red arrow & white stars on dark blue field (served in Western Pacific). A green triple chevron insignia (Sergeant) is on both upper sleeves.
Blue fabric tag stapled to back of shirt bottom, handwritten, "RILL / 39575 / x 22".
Provenance
Donor inherited from father, Elmer Rill, who, he states, never saw active combat; he was slated to be sent off to Japan, but the 2 bombs caused a quick end to war. His obituary states he "served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater as a Rifleman."
Ecru heavy flannel long-sleeved shirt with collar. 2 front button-flap chest pockets. Heavy metal zipper with tab at front neckline. Zips to collar with button flap to close. Button sleeve cuffs. Label inside collar: "Zerotex" with moose looking through 'O' in middle.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 20
Storage Container
Box 0200
Object Name
Shirt
Length (cm)
78.74
Length (ft)
2.5833333333
Length (in)
31
Width (cm)
58.42
Width (ft)
1.9166666667
Width (in)
23
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2019-03-18
Condition Notes
Tan mark on right upper front and down front (fold line); also left pocket.Some spots back of right sleeve. Lower hem coming undone in 4 places.
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Care on label: "Machine Wash Cold, Tunble Dry Low. Do not use Bleach"
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