NCO M43 Field Jacket, Large size. WWII US Army M43 Field Jacket issued to Thomas Griffith, ASN 33081082 , Tech Sergeant, 893rd Tank Destroyer Battalion. M43 jacket has its contractors tag in bottom waist pocket. Size tag in collar (40R) actual size is larger: Chest laid flat armpit to armpit: 22" (size 44) / Sleeve length from shoulder seam to cuff: 24"/ Length from collar to skirt: 30long.
Jacket is named in collar area with full name & ASN and again abbreviated in lining of shoulder with G-1082 ; Griffith was from Pennsylvania where this jacket surfaced as a once consigned ...
