US Air Corps Pre-WW2 Sheppard Field Shirt - excellent condition some light moth damage

some light moth damage

Look twice and you'd think this was a WW2 chore with three pockets

and used in a hospital

a little light wear and patina

these smocks would see extensive use with infantry across Northern Europe

US Air Corps Pre-WW2 Sheppard Field Shirt - excellent condition some light moth damageThe t shirt had always been worn as an under garment, but during WW1 soldiers would write their unit names on them, and the modern printed t shirt was born! This continued in WW2, when services or units would have t shirts printed to build 'espirt de corps'. This is a great example dating to the pre to early war period when the before the Air Corps changed their name to Air Force. Condition For an 80 year old t shirt this is in beautiful shape and