US Army pattern 1939 service coat worn by Fred Siegfried Aron

The uniform jacket was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by Dennis Aron, the son of Fred Siegfried Aron. 

US Army pattern 1939 service coat worn by Fred Siegfried Aron 

overall: Height: 30.906 inches (78.501 cm) | Width: 27.953 inches (71.001 cm) 

United States Army, 1939 pattern service coat worn by Fred Siegfried Aron during his military service in World War II. 

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Olive green, long-sleeved, hip-length, wool service coat with epaulets. The jacket is single-breasted with a notched collar and lapels. There are four circular, metal buttons along the upper half of the front placket. There are four flap pockets with button closures on the front, two on the upper chest and two below the waistline. On the lower left sleeve, there is a set of three horizontal service bars (representing 18 months of overseas service) just above a diagonal service strip (representing three years of service). Each shoulder bears a shield-shaped patch with two chevrons above an uppercase “T” (a Tech Sergeant 5th grade). There is an honorable discharge patch on the right chest and a circular, metal pin on each lapel: a “U.S.” pin on the right and a U.S. Army Ordnance pin on the left. On the back, there is an upper box pleat above a sewn-in, cloth half-belt at the waist and a long, rear vent.