{"id":87063,"date":"2024-08-22T17:41:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T15:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/military-classic-memorabilia.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=87063"},"modified":"2025-10-16T20:12:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T18:12:59","slug":"blouson-ike-cpl-joseph-sluszar-2nd-armored-division-us","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/military-classic-memorabilia.com\/en\/product\/blouson-ike-cpl-joseph-sluszar-2nd-armored-division-us\/","title":{"rendered":"IKE JACKET WITH \u201c2nd ARMORED DIVISION\u201d NAME"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jacket model \u201cIke Jacket\u201d, size 36R and manufacturing label dated 5\/10\/1944 by \u201cGood grade clothes-Usa\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In original and used condition, 2nd Armored Division \u201cHell on Wheels\u201d shoulder badge, fabric grade and Overseas Service Bars.<\/p>\n<p>Family name written in pen on manufacturing label and service number \u201cS-9021\u201d on inner collar lining.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Thomas SLUSARZ (1925-2016)<br \/>\nSon of a Polish immigrant, Josepph Slusarz was born in 1925 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>During the Second World War, he enlisted in the US Army and served with the illustrious 2nd Armored Division, Hell on Wheels.<\/p>\n<p>On the European front, he was assigned to the M4 Sherman as a machine gunner, earning the rank of Corporal. After 40 years of Federal service, he left the army in 1984.<\/p>\n<p>He died at the age of 91 on May 11, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cache.legacy.net\/legacy\/images\/cobrands\/washingtonpost\/photos\/T12018561011_20160515.jpgx?w=120&amp;h=120&amp;option=3\" alt=\"JOSEPH THOMAS SLUSARZ obituary\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jacket model \u201cIke Jacket\u201d, size 36R and manufacturing label dated 5\/10\/1944 by \u201cGood grade clothes-Usa\u201d. In original and used condition, 2nd Armored Division \u201cHell on Wheels\u201d shoulder badge, fabric grade and Overseas Service Bars. Family name written in pen on manufacturing label and service number \u201cS-9021\u201d on inner collar lining. Joseph Thomas SLUSARZ (1925-2016) Son [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":87064,"template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[91,112,120,141],"product_tag":[126],"class_list":{"0":"post-87063","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-equipements","7":"product_cat-etats-unis","8":"product_cat-memorabilia","9":"product_cat-troupes-blindees","10":"product_tag-new","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"taxable","15":"shipping-taxable","16":"purchasable","17":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/military-classic-memorabilia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/87063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/military-classic-memorabilia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/military-classic-memorabilia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/military-classic-memorabilia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/military-classic-memorabilia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/military-classic-memorabilia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=87063"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/military-classic-memorabilia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=87063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}