IJN Wool Undershirt and Sleeping Mats

[Skip Pickett]

Hello everyone:
Recently I bought a bunch of stuff from a veterans child and his dad had brought back several uniform items and some signal flags. About everything is gone now except one last wool under shirt and these sleeping mats that came with the stuff.

I thought I would post the shirt as a show and tell and I still marvel as to why a veteran would have kept such a thing. My question is about the mats-where these issued to Navy personnel or was it something made in theater by or for them?

Thanks in advance, Skip

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[GHP]

佐志機二〇五三二
Sa-Shi-Ki二〇五三二
Sasebo Volunteer, Mechanic #20532

有吉康浩
Ariyoshi Yasuhiro

Issued:
昭和十七年十二月
Showa 17, December


Size & Manufacture Date:
(一) 一七年十月
(1) 17th Year, October


Stores:
呉軍需部 (白石)
Kure Military Department (Shiraishi)
Shiraishi was the inspector




--Guy

[beretta1934]

Hello everyone:
Recently I bought a bunch of stuff from a veterans child and his dad had brought back several uniform items and some signal flags. About everything is gone now except one last wool under shirt and these sleeping mats that came with the stuff.

I thought I would post the shirt as a show and tell and I still marvel as to why a veteran would have kept such a thing. My question is about the mats-where these issued to Navy personnel or was it something made in theater by or for them?

Thanks in advance, Skip

Skip - this goes under the IJN blue wool jumper you posted on Ebay - I recognize it. the gem was the jumper with the original insignia sewn unto it. I have one and they are few and far between.

I was surprised this shirt went so high in bidding but obviously it was to a deadbeat bidder.

It all (flag,uniforms,etc) might have been in a IJN footlocker and the vet just grabbed it all at the end??

[Skip Pickett]

Nope

No, that's not the same shirt you saw, it's the 2nd one the Vet brought home! The first one sold for $516 I think it was and the guy did not pay. Relisted it and sold it for $350.

Actually, I'm waiting on payment on this one now. I wish I had a few more.

Thanks,
Skip

[beretta1934]

No, that's not the same shirt you saw, it's the 2nd one the Vet brought home! The first one sold for $516 I think it was and the guy did not pay. Relisted it and sold it for $350.

Actually, I'm waiting on payment on this one now. I wish I had a few more.

Thanks,
Skip

You did great on those!

Have a Merry Christmas