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This CAGLECO SPORTSWEAR G-1 belonged to Captain Frank C. Regan. He was an USMC fighter pilot and can be heard here: Maj. F. Regan's interview at Chu Lai in 1968
The jacket is a Mil-J-7823 specification. CAGLECO SPORTSWEAR contract N383s-9211A, the only one contract to have made G-1s with black collars instead of brown.
Apart from his interview accessible via the link above, unfortunately I found nothing about Captain Franck Regan. However, the unit badges sewn onto the jacket tell a little more about his career:
VMA-214 "Blacksheep" (one of the most famous USMC units since its CO was maj. Gregory Boyington in 1943/44) - Transformed as an attack squadron in 1958, it flew on FJ-4 Fury and A-4 Skyhawk in Vietnam.
VMA-212 "Devil Cats": the squadron flew on Skyraider from 1952 to 1958, on FJ-4 Fury from 1958 to 1961, then on A-4 Skyhawk until 1963 when the unit became VMF-212 again.
VMA-223 "Bulldogs": during WW2, this unit was part of the Cactus Air Force on Guadalcanal with John Smith and Marion Carl. Transformed as a VMA squadron (attack) in 1954 on Panther, it then moved to FJ-4 Fury in 1957, then to A-4 Skyhawk in 1961.
VMF-333 "Fighting Shamrocks": reactivated in 1952 as VMA-333, the unit was tranformed to VMF-333 (fighting squadron) in 1957 on FJ-Fury, then became the first Marine unit to fly on F-8 Crusader in 1960.
F. Regan alos probably served on multi-engine aircraft, seeing the patch sewn on the back of the jacket. Unfortunately from an unidentified unit by me.
The name plate in red fabric and duck is very representative of the USMC crews in Korea.
Now some pics...
The jacket is a Mil-J-7823 specification. CAGLECO SPORTSWEAR contract N383s-9211A, the only one contract to have made G-1s with black collars instead of brown.
Apart from his interview accessible via the link above, unfortunately I found nothing about Captain Franck Regan. However, the unit badges sewn onto the jacket tell a little more about his career:
VMA-214 "Blacksheep" (one of the most famous USMC units since its CO was maj. Gregory Boyington in 1943/44) - Transformed as an attack squadron in 1958, it flew on FJ-4 Fury and A-4 Skyhawk in Vietnam.
VMA-212 "Devil Cats": the squadron flew on Skyraider from 1952 to 1958, on FJ-4 Fury from 1958 to 1961, then on A-4 Skyhawk until 1963 when the unit became VMF-212 again.
VMA-223 "Bulldogs": during WW2, this unit was part of the Cactus Air Force on Guadalcanal with John Smith and Marion Carl. Transformed as a VMA squadron (attack) in 1954 on Panther, it then moved to FJ-4 Fury in 1957, then to A-4 Skyhawk in 1961.
VMF-333 "Fighting Shamrocks": reactivated in 1952 as VMA-333, the unit was tranformed to VMF-333 (fighting squadron) in 1957 on FJ-Fury, then became the first Marine unit to fly on F-8 Crusader in 1960.
F. Regan alos probably served on multi-engine aircraft, seeing the patch sewn on the back of the jacket. Unfortunately from an unidentified unit by me.
The name plate in red fabric and duck is very representative of the USMC crews in Korea.
Now some pics...
