WWII USN M-422A Flight Jacket with Korean War era USMC Pilot Name Tag

This is a World War II United States Navy M-422A flight jacket with a rare sewn-on United States Marine Corps name tag. John W Longpre became a 2nd Lt. in 194At the end of WWII he was a 1st Lt. serving with VMTB-13He made Captain in 1951, so that dates the nametag to the Korean War era. He left the USMC as a Major in 195This was probably Longpre's jacket throughout his flying career. 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 36 or 38.

Circa World War II.

Size 36 or 3Approximately 20" (armpit to armpit), 15-1/2" (across back shoulder to shoulder), 24-1/2" from shoulder seam to end of cuff and about 25" 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.

BUAERO (Bureau of Aeronautics) U.S. NAVY SPECIFICATION M-422A FRIED OSTERMANN CO. CONTRACT NO. 1406-A; CROWN on zipper.

This is from a United States Navy collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. Thanks to Kurt Stauffer for information on John W Longpre. ebay STORE CON-LL-20-VGEJXR LABJJX3/12 RET2/15

6+ (Fine-Very Fine): The jacket has some rips in the lining, wear to the cuffs, and overall wear besides.

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