Bill, I wasn't ridiculing anyone. The thought just struck me as funny. It
is true that BAR men and their assistants wore web suspenders to hold up
their heavy ammunition belts. I was an assistant BAR man.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 8:23
PM
Subject: Re: Class A Question
C'mon Bob, don't ridicule the man. He
asked a perfectly straightforward question about wearing of the Ike Jacket
and Woolen ODs. I'm like you regarding the suspenders as the only
suspenders I remember seeing were those worn by BAR men and their assistants
who needed the suspenders to help carry the magazines and maybe a couple of
other uses. I did have a pair issued to me to wear with a pair of
rubberized fatique pants during the Spring of '52 but I soon got rid of
those hot things. They even had a button or two for each cuff to keep
out the snow/ice.
But Dress ODs with suspenders, no
way.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 7:58
PM
Subject: Re: Class A Question
HAHAHAHA. A guy with suspenders would be laughed out of any barracks
I was ever in. I think some Limeys wear them with their uniforms,
though.
Bob Dove
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003
6:13 PM
Subject: Re: Class A Question
Hi,
Thank you all for your
comments. I recently but a Ike jacket that fits great but it kept
riding up over the belt when I wore it. I even tried to pull the
pants up a little higher and tighten the belt but that got to be a bit
much. Were suspenders ever used with the wool dress pants?
There are buttons inside the dress pants.
Kevin