Object Details
- Description
- Physical Description
- Dark olive-drab cap with gold-colored cord piping. Light olive-drab officer's coat, single-breasted with four buttons, belted. Captain's insignia on shoulders; United States and air corps insignia sewn on collar and lapel. Insignia of Eighth Air Force on left arm. The coat's label is marked in black ink, "E. ABINGTON & SONS/RUSHDEN & KIMBOLT/Capt. Clark Gable."
- Specific History
- The coat and cap were worn by actor Clark Gable.
- General History
- Clark Gable enlisted in California on August 12, 1942. He told the news media: "There is a war to win, and I consider it my right to fight." On October 27, 1942, Gable was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Air Forces. He was issued serial number 056-5390 and transferred to Tyndall Field in Florida.
- associated date
- 1941 - 1945
- enlistment date
- 1942-08-12
- user
- Gable, Clark
- maker
- E. Abington & Sons
- place where Gable enlisted.
- United States: California
- Subject
- Entertainment, Film
- related event
- World War II
- The Great Depression and World War II
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
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- Exhibition
- Price of Freedom
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Credit Line
- The Family of William R. McGee
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- AF.79691M
- catalog number
- 79691M
- accession number
- 321728
- Object Name
- coat
- Other Terms
- coat; Man; Army; Officer; Service
- Physical Description
- wool (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 34 in x 19 in; 86.36 cm x 48.26 cm
- Record ID
- nmah_449194