• WWII U.S. Army Officer's Ike Jacket by Kravitz Clothing Co. Identified to Capt. Frank B. Edwards Size 36R (1944)
  • WWII U.S. Army Officer's Ike Jacket by Kravitz Clothing Co. Identified to Capt. Frank B. Edwards Size 36R (1944)
  • WWII U.S. Army Officer's Ike Jacket by Kravitz Clothing Co. Identified to Capt. Frank B. Edwards Size 36R (1944)
  • WWII U.S. Army Officer's Ike Jacket by Kravitz Clothing Co. Identified to Capt. Frank B. Edwards Size 36R (1944)
  • WWII U.S. Army Officer's Ike Jacket by Kravitz Clothing Co. Identified to Capt. Frank B. Edwards Size 36R (1944)
  • WWII U.S. Army Officer's Ike Jacket by Kravitz Clothing Co. Identified to Capt. Frank B. Edwards Size 36R (1944)
  • WWII U.S. Army Officer's Ike Jacket by Kravitz Clothing Co. Identified to Capt. Frank B. Edwards Size 36R (1944)
  • WWII U.S. Army Officer's Ike Jacket by Kravitz Clothing Co. Identified to Capt. Frank B. Edwards Size 36R (1944)
  • WWII U.S. Army Officer's Ike Jacket by Kravitz Clothing Co. Identified to Capt. Frank B. Edwards Size 36R (1944)
  • WWII U.S. Army Officer's Ike Jacket by Kravitz Clothing Co. Identified to Capt. Frank B. Edwards Size 36R (1944)
  • WWII U.S. Army Officer's Ike Jacket by Kravitz Clothing Co. Identified to Capt. Frank B. Edwards Size 36R (1944)
  • WWII U.S. Army Officer's Ike Jacket by Kravitz Clothing Co. Identified to Capt. Frank B. Edwards Size 36R (1944)
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WWII U.S. Army Officer's Ike Jacket by Kravitz Clothing Co. Identified to Capt. Frank B. Edwards Size 36R (1944)

WWII U.S. Army Officer's Ike Jacket by Kravitz Clothing Co. Identified to Capt. Frank B. Edwards Size 36R (1944)

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Description

This is an original WWII U.S. Army Ike jacket. It is identified to Captain Frank B. Edwards, O-503201. View the Veteran's Information section for more details regarding Capt. Edwards' life and military service. It was manufactured on June 9, 1944, by Kravitz Clothing Co. It is labeled size "36R" but please refer to the Measurements section for more details. Its original lining is marked "Capt. Edwards". Additionally, stapled to the lining is a white label with "M-17902" typed on it. This is actually one of two garments available originally belonging to Capt. Edwards, the other being his wool service shirt. 

Provenance

Personal Collection of Chelius Carter

Condition Report



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This jacket is in good, used condition. It exhibits mothing, and either a replaced or uniquely faded button on the wearer's right cuff.

Measurements

Chest: 19 inches

Length: 23.75 inches

Sleeve: 23.5 inches

Veteran's Information

Frank Brown Edwards was born to missionary parents on February 24, 1896, in Rioverde, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Before graduating high school, he joined the Army and served during WWI. He survived the war, attended Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and then reenlisted during WWII. On August 11, 1943, he was promoted to the rank of captain. Following in his reverend-father's footsteps, Edwards served as the chaplain of the 11th Regimental Chapel at Camp Roberts, near San Miguel, California, then at Fort Douglas in Salt Lake City, Utah. Edwards survived the war and died on February 4, 1976, at the age of 79. He is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in York, South Carolina. Made available to the new owner below are Edwards' WWI Draft Registration cards, "Morning Reports" from the National Archives, newspaper clippings documenting some of the weddings he officiated on-base, his biographical excerpt from the Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church, and gravesite.

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