US ARMY UTILITY SHIRT P-58 P58 60’S VIETNAM WAR 1ST CAV DIV FORSCOM SPECIALIST E4 PATCHED SIZE MEDIUM(Us Army Vietnam Shirt Utility Sateen 60s 1st Cav)

The Army’s first pattern utility shirt was standardized in 1958¹ and replaced the near identical utility jacket. It was made from olive green (OG-107) 8.5oz cotton sateen and boasted two patch pockets with straight cut flaps. The shirt also had an unusually low first summary and no summary cuffs.

Designed to be loose fitting, it was typically worn over a white T-shirt and was tucked into the utility trousers. Though the lighter and quicker drying Tropical Combat Uniform had been developed in 1962, three years prior to the introduction of U.S ground troops in Vietnam, the utility shirt and trousers were still worn by infantrymen early in the war.

1. Military Specification MIL-S-3001C. (17 October 1958)

The 1st Cavalry Division (“First Team”) is a combined arms division and is one of the most decorated combat divisions of the United States Army. It is based at Fort Hood, Texas. It was formed in 1921 and served during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, with the Stabilization Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina, in the Iraq War, in the War in Afghanistan and in Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. As of October 2017, the 1st Cavalry Division is subordinate to III Corps and is commanded by Major General Jeffery D. Broadwater.

FORSCOM : United States Army Forces Command is the largest United States Army command. It provides expeditionary, regionally engaged, campaign-capable land forces to combatant commanders.

Army Specialist (E-4) : Specialist (SPC) is considered one of the junior enlisted ranks in the U.S. Army.