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Object Name |
Uniform, Military |
Catalog Number |
2019.009.02 |
Description |
World War II wool olive drab Eisenhower jacket. There is a tag in the collar that labels the jacket has a 38R. There are two pockets on the inside. The front of the jacket has two breast pockets with one button on each to fasten the pockets closed. The jacket has an adjustable waist with metal buckles and a metal snap on the bottom to close the jacket. There are hidden buttons down the front, 4 on one side and 1 on the other. The sleeves both have two buttons and a button hole. On the lapel of the button there are two US Army brass pins and two medic brass pins. The jacket has a shoulder patch from the United States Army North (ARNORTH). |
Year Range from |
1939 |
Year Range to |
1945 |
Provenance |
World War II uniform worn by Alf Gundersen in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. |
Used By |
Alf Gundersen |
Owned By |
Alf Gundersen |
Event |
World War II |
Material |
Wool/Metal |
Dimensions |
W-34 inches |
Width (in) |
34.000 |
Dimension Details |
Width is measured at the waist of the jacket. |
People |
Gundersen, Alf |
Subjects |
Military Clothing & Accessories |
Search Terms |
WWII World War II |
Notes |
Alf Gundersen served during both World War I and World War II. During World War I, Gundersen enlisted with fellow classmates from the University of Wisconsin and trained and Camp McCoy. He recalled, "The pressure exerted on young men at the time of 1917 and 18 to join the United States Army was terrific." Gundersen was a gunner corporal in a field artillery unit stationed in France. As a result of serving in an artillery unit, Gundersen lost hearing in his left ear. After the war, Gundersen attended Harvard Medical School and completed his internship and residency in surgery at Roosevelt Hospital in New York. In 1926, Gundersen married Carroll McCarty, and the couple settled in La Crosse, where he established the urological services at Gundersen Clinic. During World War II, Gundersen served as a major in a military hospital in Minnesota. Gundersen's contributions to the area were numerous and diverse. He received national and international recognition for his innovative medical techniques and served as president of the Gundersen Clinic and later the Gundersen Medical Foundation. He and his wife Carroll donated the Gundersen farm for what became the Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center, and he was active in supporting local educational and recreational activities. The United States Army North (ARNORTH) was garrisoned at Fort Sam in Houston, Texas. The unit was first created during World War II in January 1943. Before 2004 it was previously designated as the United States Fifth Army but is now known as the United States Army North. It was the first American field army to be activated outside the United States. |