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Long sought in New Guinea, where some WACs have had to wear baggy twill fatigue suits on & off duty, the new jungle ensemble includes tailored khaki slacks, a matching shirt, ankle-high field shoes. The cold-weather outfit consists of wool-flannel trousers and jacket with snug-fitting collar, cuffs, and ankle bands (and may be used as a complete costume or as a lining for heavier clothes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy - Slacks and Snuggles | 11/20/1944 | See Source »

...Soldier's Return. Last week, on the flag bridge of the 10,000-ton, 614-ft. light cruiser Nashville, stood a proud, erect figure in freshly pressed khaki. Douglas MacArthur had come back to the Philip pines, as he had promised...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: BATTLE OF THE PACIFIC: Promise Fulfilled | 10/30/1944 | See Source »

Running Battle. After the first Manila raids (Sept. 9-10), Bull Halsey, with his hair slicked back and his khaki shirt newly starched, had entertained his staff aboard his flagship at a predated Thanksgiving dinner. For an hour or so, life had seemed calm and leisurely. But there was no leisure or slow movement now. Bull Halsey whipped his forces through the enemy's inner waters with the speed and precision he had first shown long ago as a pint-sized fullback at Annapolis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: BATTLE OF THE PACIFIC: Halsey in the Empire | 10/23/1944 | See Source »

Down on a Chungking airport came a big C-54 from over the Hump. Out stepped three U.S. guests of China: WPBoss Donald Nelson, dressed in a snappy blue suit and blue tie; Major General Patrick Hurley, wearing a bush jacket; and General Joseph Stilwell, in khaki field jacket. On hand to welcome the visitors were Chinese officials led by T. V. Soong, Minister of Foreign Affairs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Guests | 9/25/1944 | See Source »

...clad in khaki...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: BATTLE OF ASIA: Chinese Pattern | 9/18/1944 | See Source »

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