 dostacos wrote: |
| can someone un-confuse me please |
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Stikpusher is leading you rightly.
Sometimes (only sometimes) if you surf the net for US reenactors, you can find some good info, too.
The speed at which things were done in the face of great need meant that corners got taken with not all the wheels firmly on the ground. Which was not helped by either the War or Navy Department changing the standards during the process.
Which is why you can find US khaki items trimmed in OD (or, very rarely, the reverse). Add in that some of the items issued changed color more rapidly than expected (or replaced). Which means there is no good answer to "What color should US M-1936 leggings be?" I've seen them from "unbleached linen" to a stone-ground brown mustard color.
The when and where is what you almost have to start with. 1944-45 was one of the coldest years in Europe, wool was a lot more comfortable than HBT. The reverse would be generally true of the Pacific.
Then, there's a rather large gap between items purchased by the Navy Department and those ordered by the War Department. Not always did those twain well meet. So, the Marines 'kept' tan/khaki web gear through the war (did not really change until 54 or so, IIRC). But the MC did go to an OD utility uniform very early on (only to start issuing camo uniforms shortly thereafter--go figure). Oh yeah, the Marines also had a habit (even if officially frowned upon) of towing uniforms behind troop ships to get them to fade faster and look more "salty." So MC HBT can be about any color (within reason) and be accurate.
So, the answer is, check your references, then make a choice you are comfortable with.