Hello, A friend has had for several years an outfit of an English soldier Battle dress 1943. He found a label with the soldier's name. Jotstad Oliver.R. ASN: 37283112. He wants to know who this man was. Regards, Dan
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It's an 8 digit number. It doesn't fit with any of the 8 digit blocks on here. Army Number Block Allocations
That is a US made garment supplied under Lend Lease. Also the style of lettering is distinctly not British. I suspect this may be a wartime or Post War Marshall Plan issue from US stocks to another European country.
This isn't a US made Lend Lease jacket for British troops, its the other way round - its a British made reverse Lend Lease Jacket for US troops. I'd agree with the above comments that its not a British service number, its possibly a US Army number(not sure how to check those) or as suggested supplied on to a European nation and issued to their forces.
Enlistment Record Card Name: Oliver Ralph Jorstad Race: White Age: 30 Birth Date: 06/02/1910 Birth Place: Hettinger, North Dakota Registration Date: 16/10/1940 Registration Place: Havelock Hettinger North Dakota USA Employer: Self Weight: 230 Complexion: Light Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Black Height: 6 1 Next of Kin: Sigurd Jorstad Marriage Licence 20th February 1946
