Original British Made WWII U.S. Ike Jacket with Theater Made CBI Insignia - China/Burma/India Napoleonic and were deployed when needed

and were deployed when needed

Also the sweatband definitely has some age and wear related degradation

and Schofield—in favor a new improved design called the New Model Number Three

When General MacArthur was removed from command during the Korean War by President Harry Truman

More often than not the carriers were used for other purposes and the masks long discarded which makes them hard to find today

Original British Made WWII U.S. Ike Jacket with Theater Made CBI Insignia - China/Burma/India Napoleonic and were deployed when neededOriginal Item: Only One Available. It was the early days of the China Burma India Theater, which had just been established (CBI). Supplies had not yet arrived in the theater, and there were few summer issue uniforms to choose from. Commanding General Joseph Stilwell of the CBI allowed the acquisition of lighter and more practical British military shorts and jungle shirts on the local level. At Karachi, the Americans mixed in with the British soldiers