

Genuine WWII US Army M1936 field bag, issued in lieu of the haversack to officers and other personnel such as airborne troops and armored crews.
Manufactured by Luce Manufacturing Co. and dated 1942.
Good, used condition; retains its shoulder strap.
The various inscriptions visible on both the musette bag and its strap indicate that the present assembly successively belonged to some Lieutenant Colonel J. W. Ulery and his son, Joseph D. Ulery.
John Weaver Ulery was born on February 14, 1900 in Nappanee, Indiana. A Great War veteran, he was inducted into Federal Service on July 8, 1940 and went on to deploy to Italy with the 10th Mountain Division in 1945 (officer's ASN O-281810). He was discharged on April 14, 1946 as a Lieutenant Colonel, yet returned to duty during the Korean War from April 19, 1952 to April 30, 1955, when he retired with the rank of Colonel -- he passed away on July 15, 1985. His son, Joseph Daniel Ulery (1937-2017), served in the US Army Reserve.
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/75846111/john-weaver-ulery
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