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In 1942, around the same time the Army introduced the one‐piece jungle suit, the USMC developed a two‐piece camouflage uniform that was modeled after their standard utility uniform. It was made with the same printed camouflage herringbone twill material that the Army one‐piece suit used. The coat was fully reversible with a green dominant side for jungle areas and a brown dominant side for dry or beach areas. On each side of the coat there was a single chest pocket on the left and a single skirt pocket on the right. Pressure snaps were used along the front closure instead of buttons to prevent snagging on equipment and foliage. The cuffs were a simple hemmed design lacking any adjustment buttons. The USMC Eagle, Globe, and Anchor emblem was applied by heat transfer to the chest pocket on each side of the coat.
