M-1936 Field Bag

Description

Technical Sergeant William J. Brady was a B-17 radio operator and tail gunner assigned to the 493rd Bomb Group, 860th Bomb Squadron at Debach, England. He flew 25 B-17 missions.

It is unknown as to who made this field bag, sometimes called a musette bag, as the manufacturing stamp has since worn off. Many thousands of these bags were made by a number of manufacturers and were issued to ground and air crews. Made of heavy green canvas, it has a shoulder strap, side pocket, and two interior pockets. The shoulder strap that’s attached to this bag, manufactured by Wm. W. Stanley Co. in 1941, was issued separately to those who required it.

Filed In:
Era: World War II
Personal Equipment & Helmets: Other
Other: Field Gear
Accession #:
2013-3242-0017-0035
Museum Location:
Not on display
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Every artifact in the Air Mobility Command Museum, including this one, is part of the United States Air Force Heritage Program. We are not able to loan or sell artifacts in the museum's collection.

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