B. Gen Leo Geary USAF G-1

[tda003]

Saw this quite nice G-1 (MIL-J-7823 (AER) in size 44 on eBay. Beside the condition stood out. The name tag on the jacket says "LEO P. GEARY, BRIGADIER GENERAL, USAF" (all caps). I have never seen an Air Force officer wear a U.S. Navy/Marine/Coast Guard G-1 nor have I heard of one being issued to Army or Air Force personnel. What I can find out about him shows no interaction with Navy or Marine Corps units. Has anyone here run across this?

 

[Sideslip]

Saw this quite nice G-1 (MIL-J-7823 (AER) in size 44 on eBay. Beside the condition stood out. The name tag on the jacket says "LEO P. GEARY, BRIGADIER GENERAL, USAF" (all caps). I have never seen an Air Force officer wear a U.S. Navy/Marine/Coast Guard G-1 nor have I heard of one being issued to Army or Air Force personnel. What I can find out about him shows no interaction with Navy or Marine Corps units. Has anyone here run across this?

Didn’t MacArthur wear an A-2, Patton a B-3 and Montgomery an Irvin? Rank hath its privileges . Either way, a nice looking jacket. And in a 44…

 

[Sideslip]

BRIGADIER GENERAL LEO PAUL GEARY

Brigadier General Leo Paul Geary is defense attache to Pakistan at the American Embassy, Rawalpindi. As defense attache he is the representative of the secretary of defense in Pakistan.General Geary

www.af.mil

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[B-Man2]

Hi guys
Here’s the little I know about it . During WWII
A2 and B-3 jackets were issued to US Army Air Force personnel and were in the US Army supply system, therefore it wasn’t a big deal for McArthur or Patton to command that a jacket be issued them. However, what they didn’t have access to was an M-442 or a US Navy jacket . Sure they could have gotten one but their image of being an army general and wearing a navy uniform jacket …… Inter service rivalry and their image as US Army Generals would never has permitted such a thing . Regarding this G-1 jacket … unless there’s an actual photo of this general wearing this G-1 jacket while in uniform …. I doubt that it ever happened . More than likely he acquired the jacket and as a civilian had his name tag sewn on it and wore it after his service was completed .

 

[Chandler]

Maybe it was a gift for participation in some joint exercise?

Interesting that the man was a pilot, yet there are no wings on the name plate.

 

[tda003]

Without provenance, it's just a nice G-2 with a wrong name tag. The seller makes kes no such claim.