I Acquired The 23379 Dubow A-2 Jacket

[WW2 Buff]

No, I will leave the cuffs alone. I will not be wearing the jacket.

 

[WW2 Buff]

Does anyone know of a US government USAAF site where I can look up the owner of this jacket based on the name tag K.L Farner? The seller said his name was Kenneth L Farner. It would be great if I could get a photo.! If you know, then please drop a link. I found an obituary, (below) and maybe that was the owner, or maybe not.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/mailtribune/name/kenneth-farner-obituary?id=28661637

 

[Silver Surfer]

$ for donuts, that's your man.

 

[caddyd]

That leather's to nice to be stored away. Replace the cuffs and give er air.

 

[Mike Littlewolf]

what‘s the zip？Talon or crow？

 

[WW2 Buff]

"Crown"

 

[ZuZu]

Hello, here are some pics of the 23379 Dubow I acquired in February 2024. I like it. According to the information from this forum, it was manufactured around December 1941. This one is made of horse hide, and it has a stand up collar and the label is slightly different than the typical Dubow label. The cuffs are tattered, but I choose to leave them that way. I emailed Jan and asked for his opinions on the jacket prior to my purchase. Thanks Jan! The name tag reads K.L. Farner. The seller told me this person was a pilot who flew in the Pacific Theatre during WW2, and had won the Air medal three times and the distinguished flying cross twice, but he never sent me any paper work about it as I had requested. I found an obituary for a Kenneth Farner that reported the same information, but I'm not sure if K.L. Farner View attachment 144331is the same person?




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Hey I just got the same type Jacket! (almost) Did the leather always look that good? It's beautiful!

 

[Pilot]

Great catch! Congrats!
100% sure its goat.
JC has a very similar GS .
The jacket has a fantastic patina!

 

[WW2 Buff]

I had not realized that I had not posted any pics of the zipper until Mike Littlewolf asked about the zipper. So, here's pics of the zipper.