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The history of uniform and camouflage development for the Pacific during the WWII era is particularly fascinating, and foreshadowed logistical difficulties that continue to plague quartermasters and procurement specialists to this day. - Early WWII saw Imperial Japanese ground forces demonstrating expert mastery of thick jungle terrain in the Philippines, Dutch East Indies, Singapore, Hong Kong, Burma, and French Indochina. In these early battles, Allied leadership was stymied by a highly mobile Japanese combat force that used specialized equipment and tactics to navigate the "impenetrable" jungle terrain. Japanese troops surprised their enemies with individual camouflage techniques that allowed them to melt into the landscape. - In July 1942, General Douglas MacArthur ordered the Quartermaster Corps to procure 150,000 sets of specialized jungle equipment, with samples of the new jungle uniform and equipment rushed to US forces in Australia for evaluation in August. As for the uniform itself, the initial one-piece "jungle suit" concept was quickly abandoned for a two-piece design completed by the spring of '43. By mid‐1943, both Army and USMC camo uniforms evolved similar characteristics: a two‐piece design, large cargo pockets, suspenders, and the addition of gas protective features. While fit and function had definitely been improved, a different (major) problem quickly manifested. To be continued in part 2...
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POV: You asked Santa to bless you and the boys with an RC car and new Red Ryders. He went above and beyond 🙏 #SantasLittleHelperz
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