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Accession Number | REL34330.002 |
Collection type | Heraldry |
Object type | Uniform |
Physical description | Cotton, Nylon, Plastic, Velcro |
Maker |
EA Industries Inc. |
Place made | United States of America |
Date made | Unknown |
Conflict |
Iraq, 2003-2013 |
Long Sleeved Shirt : United States Marine Corps
Long sleeved United States Marine Corps shirt in digital Desert Marine Camouflage Pattern (MARPAT) fabric. The shirt has a concealed four button opening with two outwards slanting breast pockets secured with Velcro. Inside the left pocket is a pen pocket with an ink stain at the bottom visible from the inside of the shirt. Embroidered on the left pocket is the United States Marine Corps insignia showing an eagle, globe and anchor. Embroidered above the left pocket is 'U.S. MARINES' and above the right is 'ECKENDORF'. There is a pocket at the top of each sleeve with a button fastening and a square of reflective fabric is sewn on the covering flaps. The elbow sections are reinforced and the cuffs can be adjusted by a fabric tab and plastic button. Maker's labels are sewn below the collar and inside the right side of the shirt.
Long sleeved shirt worn by a member of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) serving in Iraq in 2005. The Desert Marine Pattern Camouflage (MARPAT) used by the United States Marine Corps is a digitally generated pattern made up of number of small coloured pixels. The United States Marine Corps insignia is also printed in the fabric at regular intervals. There is also a dark green, brown and black coloured 'woodland' variation for USMC operations in more temperate conditions around the world.