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Like the matching coat, the USMC camouflage trousers were fully reversible with green and brown sides. There were two patch pockets on each side of the trousers. One was located on the right front and one on the left rear. Flared legs and a roomy seat were used, which helped facilitate bending and stooping. Pressure snaps were used on the fly instead of buttons because they eliminated snags on equipment and foliage. Depending on size, trousers can be seen with either four or five snaps on the fly. The Marines wore the two‐piece camouflage suit in the Solomon, Gilbert, Marshall, and Marianas Island campaigns of the South and Central Pacific. In doing so, camouflage uniforms became more closely associated with the Marine Corps than the Army during WWII.
