A WWII China-Burma-India theater-made B-15 flight jacket belonging to Robert Higgins, 172nd General Hospital. This locally-produced, olive drab cloth jacket with fur-lined collar has a US-made Talon front zipper (sewn on reverse and with a small chain in place of the tab), faded cloth Kuomintang patch on the left shoulder, faded silk CBI shield on the right. A large painted leather Blood Chit is sewn onto the back. A brown leather name tag is present on the right breast with “ROBERT HIGGINS / 172ND GEN. HOSPITAL / (Chinese characters)” faintly embossed on the surface. The cloth exterior is in very good condition, with only minor stains (heaviest near the lightly frayed cuffs), and some scattered small spots of damage. The interior of the jacket was apparently made from a pink woolen blanket, and has some mild age discoloration. The blood chit on the back is mostly intact, but does have minor flaking throughout, as well as a series of small tears along the bottom edge. The 172nd General Hospital was activated at Camp Barkeley, TX, in July of 1944, and was stationed in China until it was deactivated on April 30, 1946. This is a neat piece of theater-made US Army clothing, and has survived in great condition.
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