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  1. U.S. Army M1943 uniform - Wikipedia

    • The U.S. Army's M1943 uniform was a combat uniform manufactured in windproof cotton sateen cloth introduced in 1943 to replace a variety of other specialist uniforms and some inadequate garments, like the M1941 Field Jacket. It was used through the remainder of World War II and into the Korean War with modifications before being replaced by the OG-1… See more

    Pre-1943

    By 1941, soldiers wore an olive drab wool flannel shirt and wool serge trousers in winter and a cotton khaki shirt and … See more

    Initial design

    The most recognizable part of the uniform is the standardized field jacket. It was longer than the M-1941 jacket, coming down to the upper thighs, had a detachable hood, drawstring waist, two large breast pockets an… See more

    Wartime use

    The uniform was tested in Italy in 1943 by the 45th Infantry Division and the 3rd Infantry Division but some GIs (including Bill Mauldin) claim that non-combatant officers and enlisted personnel would use their position in the rear t… See more

     
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  2. US Army M1943 Uniform | World War II Database

    US Army M1943 Uniform. In 1943 a new combat uniform, the first to employ the layer principle, began to be introduced for all ranks after extensive service trials. The Model 1943 field jacket and matching trousers was adopted in response …

  3. US WWII M43 Field Jacket - At the Front

  4. Reenactor Lessons: Fitting of the M-1943 Field Jacket

  5. Uniform, Field, M1943 – WWII Impressions, Inc.

    The Jacket, Field, M1943 was the outer shell field or combat garment that replaced the earlier Jacket, Field, Od also known as the M41 jacket. The Army found the M41 jacket to not be up to the task of protecting troops from colder …

  6. M1943 Field Uniforms - At the Front

    M1943 Field Jacket Hood. $9.99. The source for authentic, quality reproduction WW2 uniforms and field gear, since 1992.

  7. Uniform - Late War | 1st Infantry Division LHG

    The M1943 uniform came into service in the later half of World War II. Introduced in 1943 to replace a variety of other specialist uniforms and some inadequate garments, like the M1941 Field Jacket. The M1943 Jacket was very popular, …

  8. Common Threads: Army - U.S. Department of Defense

    M1943 Trousers: Issued in the middle of the war, these unlined cotton poplin trousers were a darker shade of olive drab. Adjustment tabs were added to the ankles and waist, and they could be worn...

  9. U.S. Army M1943 Uniform | Military Wiki | Fandom