This soldier wears the new M1951 field uniform replacing the earlier M1943. The jacket differed only having snap pocket closures instead of buttons; the pants had the side cargo pockets previously used only by paratroopers.
He still wears the World War II "double buckle" boots that were being slowly replaced by an all lace-up version.
One postwar winter uniform improvement was the popular pile cap, also known as the "Daniel Boone cap" to the soldiers. It commonly accompanied this uniform throughout the Korean winters and became an item that was synonymous with this war. |
