{"product_id":"us-army-m-1943-field-jacket-rare-370b-1st-pattern-deadstock","title":"US Army M-1943 Field Jacket Rare '370B' 1st Pattern - Deadstock","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe classic WW2 field jacket in it's earliest form. As a quick history, the first models of the M-1943 - the 'Spec-A' are prototypes, non of which are known the exist. The first issued pattern, the '379B' was incredibly short lived, dated July 43, and the 'Spec-370C' dated November 1943. The would be replaced by the '370D' in February 44, and the ubiquitous '370E' in Feb 1945. More complex, in late November 1944 a \"Pattern B\" is introduced, substantially enlarging the size to accommodate a liner. I know that's a lot to take in, but in short, this is an early example of the specification of a jacket that would have been issued before D-Day and would have been worn by the army in the ETO, and is a normal size. Early 370B models are incredibly rare, especially in good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular example is named to Alfred Alegria of Fort Lee NJ. Alegria served in the USAAF as a Bombardier on B-29s, but was unfortunately killed in December 1944 in a crash in South Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDeadstock and perfect.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTagged a size 38R\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits a modern medium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePit to pit 22\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShoulder to shoulder 19\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShoulder to cuff 24\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollar to hem 30\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Major's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48369254760620,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/4445\/5084\/files\/370b-ds-1.jpg?v=1794430522","url":"https:\/\/themajorstailor.com\/products\/us-army-m-1943-field-jacket-rare-370b-1st-pattern-deadstock","provider":"The Major's Tailor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}