Vintage WWII WAC (Women's Army Corps) utility coat with liner.
MEASUREMENTS (approximate): **
Bust - 44"
Length - 38"
Sleeve (shoulder seam to end of cuff) - 21"
Shoulder seam to shoulder seam - 16 1/2"
**Measurements taken from the outside. The liner will make it a bit smaller and you must be able to wear you uniform on underneath.
The coat is marked 16S. Removeable button-in liner. The tag in the pocket is washed out. Named to Ethel Spanow A-904148 in the jacket and hand written E.S. Meyer on the belt*. Wearable condition but the jacket shows signs of wear and use. General overall light discoloration / fading. The belt buckle has some tears and staining. There is some fraying on the ends of the cuffs. One button missing on a sleeve. Some tearing on the back flap of the coat and some on the hem of the liner. Some scattered brown stains.
*Ethel is listed as Ethel S Meyer in the Archival Database. Born in 1920, she is from California and enlisted on August 12 1943 and Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland. She was a Technician 4th Grade. She had 3 years of college and her civilian occupation was classified as "laboratory technician and associates". She was married which is why both last names are on her coat.
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