This original World War II US Army Ike jacket is badged to a Sergeant assigned to a Port of Embarkation, as indicated by the distinctive red and yellow shoulder sleeve insignia depicting a ship’s wheel on a shield. The jacket features standard wartime chevrons for the rank of Sergeant on both sleeves and one overseas service bar on the lower left sleeve, denoting six months of foreign service. Above the right breast pocket is the yellow discharge insignia—commonly referred to as the “Ruptured Duck”—indicating honorable discharge following wartime service. The Port of Embarkation (POE) commands were vital logistical units tasked with organizing and executing the movement of troops and materiel to overseas theaters. Facilities such as the New York POE and San Francisco POE coordinated the shipment of millions of soldiers and vast quantities of supplies to Europe, North Africa, and the Pacific. These commands maintained strict organization of manifests, troop staging, embarkation, and loading operations—essential components of the Allied war machine. This example is a cut-down version of the standard four-pocket service blouse, tailored into the shorter Ike jacket style favored by veterans after 1944. It is marked size 40R and remains in excellent condition, showing minimal wear. A strong representation of the unsung logistical efforts that underpinned Allied victory in World War II.

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