Vietnam War US Army Poplin OG-107 Coat with direct embroidered single black General stars. The jacket is named to BG Lawrence H. Caruthers who gifted it to the original collector in Jan 1991. In Vietnam, Caruthers served as Commander, Division Artillery, 1st Infantry Division from 1966-67 and then in 1968 served as Commander, Corps Artillery, XXIV Corps.
Silver Star Citation: Brigadier General Lawrence Haley Caruthers, Jr. (ASN: 0-24869), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy while serving as Commander, Division Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, in the Republic of Vietnam.
Condition: II