Museum Collections

Olive drab wool enlisted man's Army Signal Service double-breasted overcoat; double collar and shallow lapels; shoulder loops with metal buttons at the collar end; 3 plastic buttons down each side of the front; closed sleeves (no cuffs), both sleeves have a patch at the shoulder, with 2 chevrons above a triangle and 2 stripes, left sleeve has Signal Service patch above, right wrist has a circle of crossed branches, left wrist has 5 horizontal gold bars; vertical pocket at each hip; 2 panels at the back, with 2 straps at the waist which fasten at the center with 2 plastic buttons; all buttons cast with the Great Seal of the U.S.; bodice, sleeves and pockets lined with brown twill-weave cotton.