Nice WWII USN M-422A Flight Jacket with Rare USMC Name Plate (Sz 38)

This is a World War II United States Navy M-422A flight jacket with a rare sewn-on United States Marine Corps name plate. Little is known to us about Lieutenant L. R. Reeder, the original wearer of the jacket. The M-422A debuted in 1941, succeeding the M-422 jacket, which had no designated place to store a pencil. The jacket is in leather with a red lining and is a size 38.

Circa World War II.

Size 3Approximately 20" (armpit to armpit), 17-1/2" (across back shoulder to shoulder), 23-1/2" from shoulder seam to end of cuff and about 25-1/2" from base of collar to bottom of waistband.

Goatskin leather, mouton (lamb's wool) collar, twill, elasticized cotton/nylon, nickel, plated brass.

Zipper, snap placket beneath, inside snap pocket, buttons on exterior pockets.

JACKETS, INTERSTATE BU AERO (Bureau of Aeronautics)-U.S. NAVY SPECIFICATION M-422A WILLS AND GEIGER INC. CONTRACT NXS-290; LT. L.R. REEDER USMCR 021193 (?) inside lining; TALON on zipper.

This is from a United States Navy collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. STORE CON-LL-20-VGEJX12 LABEJX3/12 SABEJX5/13

7 (Very Fine): The jacket has some small rips in the lining, identical tears to the cuffs, and overall wear besides.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.