US Army 1st Pattern Jungle Jacket named to Special Forces Colonel

 A much sought after item, the 1963 advisor type Jungle Jacket. The design is very much descendent of the M42 paratrooper jump jacket, and the jungle jacket would become the standard fatigue wear of the US military in Vietnam. This early 1964 first pattern version features exposed buttons, which would be covered on later patterns as they were getting caught in the bush, and epaulettes. 

Most importantly, this comes straight from the top of the stack on jungle jackets. Not only a first pattern, but straight from an estate, from a Special Forces veteran, and a senior officer at that. This is named to Conrad V Moran, who from what i can tell served from approx 1955 to 1982. I don't have much detail on his exact dates but he was a Captain by 1963 and a Major by 1965. The jacket shows the shadow of the 1st Inf Div patch on the left sleeve, almost certainly served a first Vietnam tour with them in the mid 1960s, them passed Special Forces school and went bac.k. Loads more research to be done, but his obit can be found here.

Condition

Good used condition, one small split on the left sleeve but otherwise good.

Size

• No tag
• Fits modern medium
• Pit to pit 23"
• Shoulder to shoulder 18"
  
• Collar to cuff 23"
• Collar to hem 30"