HOODED SWEATSHIRT / ‘Y’ Shorts soldiers in the US Army

soldiers in the US Army were issued a blue denim jumper

a gas flap on the front with draw strings around both the waist and hem

around the beginning of US involvement in WWII ground personnel may have been issued Army one-piece suits and two-piece uniforms in herringbone twill for chore work and hot weather field use

The DENIM APRON BAG has been made from a 10oz gray weft denim and which can be adjusted using the brown herringbone twill draw cord mechanism

though most accustomed to Spring in this cotton-lined example

HOODED SWEATSHIRT / ‘Y’ Shorts soldiers in the US ArmyThe hooded sweatshirt was originally created in the 1930s by stitching hoods to existing sweatshirt designs, as a functional solution for construction workers enduring freezing New York winters and were quickly adopted by US military for training exercises and physical education classes. Made in Wakayama, Japan, of 100% cotton on Sinker Weave Machines, which are capable of producing a heavier and denser fabric than loopwheel machines. Sinker machines