Lot.324 USMD Convalescent Jacket Natural Dyed BurgundyThe item is based on a hospital jacket produced in the U. S. in the 1940s. Hospital jackets were provided to soldiers recuperating in hospitals for use when going out. An article from the May 21, 1941 edition of The New York Times describes how the U. S. Forces designed uniforms for wounded soldiers and adopted MAROON as the color. MAROON, symbolizing cheerfulness, appears to have been chosen to uplift citizens' spirits during WWII, as well as for its