US Military Korean War Uniforms Price Guide

US MILITARY UNIFORMS OF THE KOREAN WAR - The Korean war is also known as the forgotten war. The fighting during this conflict was very fierce. Much of the equipment used was very similar to the one employed during WWII. Much of the same materials were used. For example, the US Marine Corps combat uniform was manufactured of HBT (herringbone twill) just as in the previous conflict.

This is an example of a combat uniform.

This page provides a comprehensive look at the uniforms from the period. The information given allows the military collector the ability to identify the various unifoems employed by the United States armed forces. In addition, pricing data is provided for each collectibles in order to determine its present worth in the market.

Information
Materials	View the types of materials and colors for the uniforms.
Buttons	View the buttons employed in the uniforms.
Tags	List of clothing tags used in the uniforms.

The armed forces were very particular about how personnel wore, stored and took care of their uniforms. Here are some specifications of what was expected:

Foot Locker
Personal items and some clothing are kept in the foot locker. When preparing for inspection in quarters, the foot locker shall be arranged according to the unit SOP (Standard Operating Procedures). Only clean clothing should be kept in the foot locker, since dirty clothing will soil the clean clothing. The lower part of the foot locker is used for the nuderwear, towels, trousers, shirts and similar items. The tray is for smaller articles, such as shaving equipment, handkerchiefs, socks, and personal items. The contents of the foot locker are kept netly arranged,

Clothing
Your clothing should be hung on clothes hangers. This allows the clothes to air and helps to eliminate wrinkles. To promote uniformity for inspections, similar items are grouped tohether. The longer items, such as poncho and overcoat, are hung at one end. Shorter items are placed next in order of their length.

View the different types of uniforms:

US ARMY HBT COMBAT TUNIC - Of Herringbone Twill construction. Complete with a black and yellow "US Army" tag. 13-star black metal buttons.	US ARMY HBT FIELD TUNIC - This was the standard combat shirt issued to US Army soldiers. Two top long pockets. Metal buttons with a laurel design on the face.	US ARMY M-1951 FIELD JACKET - Green cotton construction. Four pocket design. Single waist draw string. US Army black and gold nametag.	US ARMY HBT COMBAT TUNIC - OD Green HBT construction. Two pocket design. 13-star metal buttons. US Army black and gold nametag.

1954 US ARMY HBT INFANTRY FIRST LIEUTENANT TUNIC - OD Green HBT construction. Two pocket design. Large Brown plastic buttons. Light Blue and white name tag.	US ARMY HBT COMBAT / TANKER COVREALLS - OD Green HBT construction. Three pocket design. Large Brown plastic buttons. Complete with belt.	US ARMY WINTER COVREALLS - OD Green Cotton construction. Complete with built-in hood. Large Brown plastic buttons. Oversized.	US MARINE CORPS DUAL CAMOUFLAGE PARKA - of rubberized material construction. Reversibla canouflage. Oversized. Patterned after WWII model.

US ARMY M-1951 FIELD PANTS - Green cotton construction. Four pocket design. Adjustable waist.	US ARMY M-1951 STYLE NATO FIELD PANTS - Green cotton construction. Four pocket design. Adjustable waist. NATO size tag.	US ARMY M-1951 FIELD PANTS AND SIDE POCKETS - This is a set of OD Green combat pants. Six pocket design. Adjustable waist. Side pockets with support straps. Cutter tags.	1952 US ARMY M-1952 WOOL PANTS - This is a set of OD wool Green pants. Four pocket design. Buttons for suspenders on inside.
1953 US ARMY COTTON COMBAT TROUSERS - This is a set of Cotton Green Shade 107 pants. Six pocket design. Buttons for suspenders. Original tags.	US ARMY SATEEN OD COMBAT PANTS - This is a set of Sateen OD Green combat pants. Four pocket design. Buttons for suspenders.	1950 US AIR FORCE WOOL FIELD PANTS - This is a set of Field wool Serge OD Green combat pants. Four pocket design. 1945 pattern.

US KOREAN WAR ERA DRESS AND NON-COMBAT UNIFORMS
These are the uniforms that were used by personnel in non-combat situations. They were worn around the base, during boot camp graduation, while traveling from home to base and vice versa.

US AIR FORCE OFFICER SUMMER TUNIC - Of cotton construction. Khaki color. Complete with Liutenant Colonel collar insignia. Tailor made.	US ARMY MODEL M-1950 WOOL IKE JACKET - Of wool construction. Brown color. Dated 1951. Manufactured by the Fabric Garment Co. Tailor made.	US ARMY 24th DIVISION KHAKI 1946 PATTERN SHIRT - Of cotton construction. Khaki color color. Dated 1950. Manufactured by the Sum Co. Tailor made.	US ARMY 2nd DIVISION KHAKI SHIRT - Of cotton construction. Khaki color color. 2nd Infantry Division patch.

US ARMY 43rd DIVISION COASTAL MISSILE COMMAND KHAKI SHIRT - Of cotton construction. Khaki color. 43Rd Infantry Division patch. Enlisted man Coastal Artillery.	1953 US ARMY 3rd ARMORED DIVISION M-50 IKE JACKET - Of wool construction. OD color. 3Rd armored Division patch. Dated 1953. Type M-50 Ike jacket.	US ARMY DRESS OVERCOAT WITH LINER - Of cotton construction. OD color. Heavy duty design. omplete with the liner.

US KOREAN WAR ERA SPECIAL UNIFORMS
As in many other theaters of war many of the clothes worn by the soldiers were produced by local seamstress shops. Sometimes these items were produced because the supply chains were not very effective and it would take a long time to get the items that were needed. An example of this situation would be when a soldier was promoted. The next rank pacthes may not be available at the front so theater-made ones were employed.

Another instance that would merit the production of un-authorized clothing was the members of a unit deciding to create a tour jacket or pilots wanting to have a large patch showing a particular design to be sewn on their flight jackets.

US NAVY CHINA ASIATIC TOUR JACKET - Of cotton construction. White color. Multiple designs embroidered on back.

US RED CROSS FEMALE UNIFORM - Of cotton construction. Includes Red Cross patch. Complete with hat with a red cross in the center. nametag.

US RED CROSS FEMALE UNIFORM - Of cotton construction. Includes Red Cross patch. Complete with hat with a red cross in the center. Comes with several pins. nametag.

US KOREAN WAR ERA AVIATION UNIFORMS
The USAF units and aircraft of the Korean War are significant because the Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was the first shooting war for the newly independent United States Air Force. It was the first time U.S. jet aircraft entered into battle. Air Force F-86 Sabre jets took control of the skies, as American fighter pilots bested Soviet-built MiG-15 fighters in combat against aircraft, Soviet tactics, and, on some occasions, Soviet pilots of the Soviet 64th Fighter Aviation Corps. World War II-era prop-driven F-51D Mustangs were pressed into the ground-air support role, and large formations of B-29 Superfortresses flew for the last time on strategic bombardment missions. The Korean War also saw the first large-scale use of rotary-wing helicopters.

The USAF suffered 1,841 battle casualties, of which 1,180 were killed in action. It lost 1,466 aircraft to hostile action or other causes.

US NAVY G1 LEATHER FLIGHT JACKET - As issued to pilots. Brown leather body with a fur collar. Aluminum zipper.	US NAVY AIR FORCE FLIGHT SUIT - As issued to pilots. Dark blue wool construction. Aluminum zipper.	US AIR FORCE CWU-1/P FLIGHT SUIT - As issued in cold weather regions. Sage Green nylon construction. Retains original tag.	US AIR FORCE GRAVITY FLIGHT SUIT - As issued to jet fighter pilots. Sage green nylon construction. Aluminum zippers.
US AIR FORCE B15-C FLIGHT JACKET - As issued to jet fighter pilots. Dark Blue nylon construction. Black and orange tag.	1952 US AIR FORCE AIRCREW M-1951 FIELD JACKET - As issued to aircrew members. Olive Drab color. Cotton construction. Four pocket design. Dated 1952.	1953 US AIR FORCE TECHNICAL SERGEANT WOOL UNIFORM - As issued to airmen in Korea. Serge Olive Drab color. Wool construction. Ike jacket type. Matching pants.

KOREAN WAR ERA US MARINE CORPS UNIFORMS
June 25th, 1950 was the starting point of the Korean war. The North Korean People's Army invaded South Korea. On July 7th the Frist Provisional Marine Brigade was activated at Camp Pendleton, California. The main core of the ground element was the Fifth Marines.

US MARINE CORPS VANDERGRIF TUNIC - Of cotton construction. Khaki color. Design similar to Ike jacket. Seargent stripes.

1951 US MARINE CORPS DRESS UNIFORM - Of cotton construction. Full color guard. Pants and Tunic. Dated 1951 stripes.

US MARINE CORPS CORPORAL WOOL DRESS IKE TUNIC - Olive Drab color. Of wool construction. Ike jacket type. and Tunic. Two pocket construction.

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