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According to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force website, after the Air Force became a separate service in 1947, it created new blue uniforms.
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N/A - According to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force website, after the Air Force became a separate service in 1947, it created new blue uniforms. Even so, Air Force personnel during the Korean War continued to wear U.S. Army uniforms from existing stocks. An interesting result of this uniform change was the nickname "brown-shoe Air Force." The old Army uniform had brown shoes, while the new Air Force blue uniform had black shoes. So, "brown-shoe Air Force" referred to the old U.S. Army Air Forces or to a person who had served in the USAAF. (Courtesy photo)


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