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Object Name |
Shirt |
Donor |
Clausen, Hans |
Description |
A tan button-down shirt issued by the U.S. Army. The shirt buttons up the front with a series of six buttons. Three of the buttons might have been replaced at one point as they do not match the other six or the other buttons found on the pockets, epaulets, or the cuffs of the sleeves. There is a pocket on both the right and left breast which closes with a button. There are epaulets on both shoulders, again fastened with a button. There is a small upside down "V" shape on either side of the shirt where the material that makes up the back attaches to the front panels. On the inside of the shirt near the front corner on the proper right side is stamped "C-9074". On the back near the bottom right side there is additional writing, but it is no longer legible. |
Dimensions |
W-17.875 L-30.375 inches |
Year Range From |
1954 |
Year Range To |
1956 |
Place Of Origin |
USA (likely) |
Owned By |
Clausen, Hans |
Used By |
Clausen, Hans |
Material |
fabric/plastic |
Associated People |
Clausen, Hans |
Search Terms |
Clausen, Hans Vejstrup, Fyn Butte Fort Ord Gary Air Force Base Heidelberg Germany aircraft mechanic mechanic uniform U.S. Army fatigues shirt Grand View University |
Provenance |
This shirt belonged to the donor. Hans Jorgen Clausen emigrated from Vejstrup, Denmark, to the U.S. in May of 1953, travelling by ship and then Greyhound bus to Great Falls, Montana. He was in active service in the U.S. Army from July 1954 through June 1956, stationed in Heidelberg, Germany, after doing basic training and aircraft mechanics training. Following his military service, Hans was a farm hand, and then a student at Grand View University (then College) in Des Moines, Iowa, from 1956 to 1958. From there he attended Cal Poly in San Luis Obipo, California, studying BSME mechanical engineering. |
Date Received by Museum |
09/04/2016 |
Images |
287\2016038007.JPG |
Accession number |
2016.038 |
Object Identification Number |
2016.038.007 |