O.D. WOOL BLANKET

Every soldier had at least one blanket in his kit. The standard G.I. sleeping bag did not provide much warmth and a few blankets softened the ground on which the soldier slept and insulated him from the cold and damp.

The standard wool blanket of WWII was unmarked except for a small white tag in the corner showing the contractor information and date of manufacture. The tag is either sewn or glued on the blanket and is generally missing. The long edges of the blanket are raw and the short edges are bound in cotton thread to about ?". The color of the wool and binding thread vary from mustard olive drab to a brownish green and binding and wool are usually not the same shade.

Blankets in the post war period were very similar in appearance and are acceptable. A perfect example is not necessary for padding your slit trench at night.