Captain, 2nd Armored "Hell On Wheels" Division, U.S. II Corps

The cramped quarters inside a Sherman tank allowed for little extraneous gear.  This tank company commander carries only his Model 1911 Colt .45 automatic, in a special shoulder holster rig designed to hold it snug to his chest.

The jacket he wears was officially designated "Winter Combat Jacket," but was popularly known as the "tanker jacket."

Much warmer than the comparatively flimsy M41 & M43 field jackets, tanker jackets were highly prized on all fronts in World war II, not only by tankers but also by infantrymen, Navy & Air Corps pilots, and even Marines in the South Pacific.