US Air Corps Pre-WW2 Sheppard Field Shirt - excellent condition It has a lovely woven

It has a lovely woven Name/Rating label which was replaced with a printed label by 1941

Having seen the success of the German airborne forces in Norway

The t-shirt had always been worn as an under garment

the same watch was also issued to other services

but this time a nice early US Navy version

US Air Corps Pre-WW2 Sheppard Field Shirt - excellent condition It has a lovely wovenThe t shirt had always been worn as an under garment, but during WW1 soldiers would write their unit names on them, and the modern printed t shirt was born! This continued in WW2, when services or units would have t shirts printed to build 'espirt de corps'. This is a great example dating to the pre to early war period when the before the Air Corps changed their name to Air Force. Condition For an 80 year old t shirt this is in beautiful shape and