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Warrant Officer Chief Mechanics George Walsh, l, and Emmett Thurman, r, aboard the dirigible USS Akron.
Walsh went down with the Akron in 1933. Thurman survived the crash of sister ship Macon in 1935.
Thurman wears what looks like a prototype or service test cloth 37J1. No originals or specs exist.
However, here are 2 Marine pilots wearing something similar in 1931-'32.
Note they have no stormflap or box pleat pockets. Collar is short, with a one-button latch.
In 1932, style 37J1 was re-speced in Jungle Cloth, as the 37J1A.
Walsh went down with the Akron in 1933. Thurman survived the crash of sister ship Macon in 1935.
Thurman wears what looks like a prototype or service test cloth 37J1. No originals or specs exist.
However, here are 2 Marine pilots wearing something similar in 1931-'32.
Note they have no stormflap or box pleat pockets. Collar is short, with a one-button latch.
In 1932, style 37J1 was re-speced in Jungle Cloth, as the 37J1A.
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