Occupied Japan ~ 1945 through 1955 |
~~~~~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association History Project ~~~~~ |
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This Page Last Updated ~ 7 December 2007 |
 If you have any photographs of Battalion duty uniforms from any era, please feel free to pass them along to the History Project Manager via the Email Link above. Unless specifically noted, all the MP uniforms included in this section are from authentic photographs submitted by Battalion veterans. |
In Occupied Japan General Douglas MacArthur was the military governor of the country and uniform regulations were strictly enforced at every level. Each GI was considered a "diplomat," and they were expected to set an example. |
Semi-dress Uniform An Olive Drab (OD), colored wool field jacket also known as the "ETO," for European Theater of Operation, or more commonly known as the "Ike" for Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The jacket was worn over a tan shirt, black tie, or ascot, with a pair of matching OD wool pants, tan socks, and brown leather boots or low cut dress shoes with white leggings. The hat or cap with brown brim was issued with interchangeable covers of olive drab wool, cotton khaki and white. |
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On some duty assignments the steel (pot) helmet or a painted helmet liner was worn. The brassard was a black wool band with MP in white, the holster and sam brown strap were brown leather. Field Uniform Olive Drab (OD) colored wool or cotton M1943 Field Jacket, ETO or Ike Jacket, tan shirt, OD wool or cotton pants with brown leather boots.
The brassard was a black wool band with MP in white, the holster could be worn on either a white webbed or brown or black leather belt with sam brown strap. |
1955 - Motorized Patrol
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1952 Tokyo Post Exchange Duty
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