VIETNAM WAR JUNGLE FATIGUES:
Here you will find a collection of U.S. Fatigue and Jungle Fatigue uniforms from various units that were involved in major ground operations during the Vietnam War.
Early "BEO GAM" Camo MACV Adviser uniform named to a B. C. Williams... 1964 vintage.
Early Vietnam OG-107 Cotton Sateen Fatigue shirt named to Spec 4 White who was a member of the 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Division.
Early Vietnam OG-107 Cotton Sateen Fatigue shirt named to a Captain Creighton who saw combat with the 1st Division in Vietnam and was later an instructor at the Infantry Training Center.
Early 1966 vintage Vietnam 3rd pattern cotton poplin jungle fatigue shirt named to a Pvt. White who saw combat with the 1st Division in Vietnam.
1968 contract dated Vietnam 4th pattern cotton poplin rip-stop jungle fatigue shirt named to a Spec. 4 Carlson who saw combat with the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam. NOTE: In the last picture you can see a faint red tint to the fabric from the bright red soil of Vietnam and obvious "in-country" use.
1967 contract dated Vietnam 3rd pattern cotton poplin jungle fatigue shirt named to a Sgt. Roche who saw combat with the 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam and who finished out his "Tour of Duty" in some HQ capacity with U.S. Army Vietnam before catching a "Freedom Bird" back to the "World."
1968 contract dated Vietnam 4th pattern cotton poplin jungle fatigue shirt named to a 1st Lt. Fierke who was a member of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th (Mechanized) Infantry, 4th Division. All patches are Vietnamese made with the exception of the 4th Division shoulder patch. Something of interest... "SAT CONG" means "Kill VC" in Vietnamese.
1968 contract dated Vietnam 4th pattern cotton poplin rip-stop jungle fatigue shirt named to a Pvt. Jasper who saw combat with the 75th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 5th Division, while stationed in Quang Tri Provence, South Vietnam.
1968 contract dated Vietnam 4th pattern cotton poplin rip-stop jungle fatigue shirt named to a Sgt. Gottsch, who was a combat infantryman with the 9th Division Mobile Riverine Force in the Mekong Delta region of South Vietnam.
1968 contract dated Vietnam 4th pattern cotton poplin rip-stop jungle fatigue shirt named to a Pvt. Rebollo who was a member of the 501st Land Clearing Company, 62nd Engineer Battalion, 20th Brigade in Vietnam. The "Rome Plows" tab indicates that this soldier was a heavy dozer operator.
1969 contract dated Vietnam 4th pattern cotton poplin rip-stop jungle fatigue shirt named to a Pvt. Roshoven who saw combat with the 196th Light Infantry Brigade of the 23rd Americal Division in Vietnam.
Mid War 1967 contract dated Vietnam OG-107 Cotton Sateen Fatigue shirt named to Pvt. Pastore who was a member of the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam and who later came home as an instructor assigned to the 1st Army.
1967 contract dated Vietnam 3rd pattern cotton poplin jungle fatigue shirt named to a Spec 4 Martinez who saw split service as a combat infantryman with the 25th Infantry Division out of Cu Chi South Vietnam and also with MACV. Of interest is the popular AAA Insurance slogan of the late 60's... "Bring em back ALIVE!" which was personalized as in the case of this jungle jacket and the picture of the helmet... "Bring ME back ALIVE!"