U.S. Korean era 10th Infantry Ike Jacket size 38

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U.S. Korean era 10th Infantry Ike Jacket size 38.  Good condition -- the lining is mended - might be altered to fit better.
In June 1948, the division was rebuilt and activated at
Fort Riley
,
Kansas
to serve as a
training division
. Without its "Mountain" tab, the division served as the 10th Infantry Division for the next ten years. The unit was charged with processing and training replacements in large numbers. This mission was expanded with the outbreak of the
Korean War
in 1950. By 1953, the division had trained 123,000 new Army recruits at Fort Riley.
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In 1954, the division was converted to a combat division once again, though it did not regain its "Mountain" status.
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Using equipment from the deactivating
37th Infantry Division
, the
10th Infantry Division
was deployed to Germany, replacing the
1st Infantry Division
at
Würzburg
, serving as part of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) defensive force. The division served in Germany for four years, until it was rotated out and replaced by the
3rd Infantry Division
. The division moved to
Fort Benning
,
Georgia
and was inactivated on 14 June 1958.
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