Air Force issue long underdrawers

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/880c0a1771774ebf5aff00407da7e280

Title

Air Force issue long underdrawers

Creator

Gibbs Underwear Company
United States, Air Force
Murray, Walter James

Date

Used: not earlier than 1947 - not later than 1951

Description

Pair of United States Air Force issue long underwear are made of grayish olive blend of 50% wool and 50% cotton knit. The fly buttons with three olive drab plastic buttons, and a lace closure placket at the rear waist is reinforced with twill tape. The fly is reinforced with grayish olive cotton and the waist is reinforced, inside and out, with a strip of white cotton. Manufactured by Gibbs Underwear Company, 1944.

Subject

Korean War, 1950-1953--Equipment and supplies.
Military.1946-1953 (post World War II & Korean War).Clothing.Accessories
drawers (underpants)

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Relation

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/web5/media.php?thumb=yes&irn=10044235

Type

image

References

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display.php?irn=10164565

Citation

Gibbs Underwear Company, United States, Air Force, and Murray, Walter James, “Air Force issue long underdrawers,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 4, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/7384.

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