"Pinks and greens" was the term, I think it referred to a uniform worn by USAAF officers, the "khaki" wool pants often had a pinkish look to them, I have seen officers "blouses"-many were custom made back the-with a very dark green tint to them. Because of the vast numbers of uniforms required manufacturers were allowed some leeway in dye colors. Back then officers and men's service uniforms were usually quite different, the Army Green uniform introduced in 1958 reduced those differences to the minimum.
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