Front of vintage 1962 US Army tour jacket with embroidered insignia and patches.
Back of 1962 tour jacket with chainstitched map of Germany and Stuttgart lettering.
Close-up of Panzerkaserne Boeblingen embroidery with labeled German cities.
Detail of 5½ TC patch and Cuneus Coneum Trudit motto.
Detail of yellow wheel and wing military emblem with DALE name.
Embroidery of Sauk Center on sleeve of vintage tour jacket.
Embroidered Minnesota sleeve detail on black satin military tour jacket.
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Front of vintage 1962 US Army tour jacket with embroidered insignia and patches.
Back of 1962 tour jacket with chainstitched map of Germany and Stuttgart lettering.
Close-up of Panzerkaserne Boeblingen embroidery with labeled German cities.
Detail of 5½ TC patch and Cuneus Coneum Trudit motto.
Detail of yellow wheel and wing military emblem with DALE name.
Embroidery of Sauk Center on sleeve of vintage tour jacket.
Embroidered Minnesota sleeve detail on black satin military tour jacket.

US Tour Jacket Germany 1962 Black + White Medium

$595.00
$595.00
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Rare early 1960s military tour jacket with full-chainstitched back map of divided Germany and precision embroidery throughout. A standout relic from the Cold War era, linking Minnesota roots to European deployment.
Description

This original U.S. military tour jacket from 1962 is a wearable piece of global history—made at the height of the Cold War and hand-embroidered with remarkable specificity. The black satin body features white knit cuffs and waistband, with dual sleeve embroidery reading MINNESOTA and SAUK CENTER, while the chest honors DALE and the 5½ Transportation Corps (5½ TC) with vivid insignia patches, including the globe-and-wing emblem and unit crest.

But the real showstopper is the back: a full-color, hand-embroidered map of Germany as it was in the early 1960s—divided, detailed, and labeled with cities like Berlin, Leipzig, Frankfurt, and Boeblingen, where this jacket’s original owner was stationed at Panzerkaserne barracks near Stuttgart. The dates 1961 – 1963 frame the jacket’s tenure overseas, marking a time of geopolitical tension and personal transformation.

Specifications
Pit to pit: 23"
Shoulder width: 19"
Body length: 23"
Sleeve length: 25"