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Help in identifying this shirt

Widebrim

I'll Lock Up
Okay, is this military, or perhaps para-military, law enforcement, or none of the aforementioned? I picked it up at a Goodwill, and it has no tags. It doesn't look to be U.S. Army or Marine Corps, but might be European(?). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Gene

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Those pocket flaps look very Marine Corps to me. I can't tell from the photos, is it flannel or cotton? You may have a nice WWII USMC winter service shirt.
 

Gene

Practically Family
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It's flannel, Gene. It does look very close to Marine Corps, but the pocket flaps on the shirt you posted appear to be slightly rounded. Still, it might be USMC.

It could be a tailored or private purchase example. Also a lot of times the patterns in the contracts given out to companies to produce the shirts were very vague and it could be just a specific maker quirk. But I'm betting that it's USMC.
 

Bomber1941

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It is a enlisted ( No shoulder tabs) USMC wool winter service shirt, I have 2 myself and 1 USAAF check the date and contract no. inside the lower flap. Nice looking shirt!
 
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