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Marilyn Monroe recieves the jacket during her trip<br />
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Marilyn Monroe's personalised army jacket and ID card have emerged for sale for £80,000. ($100,000)<br />
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The starlet wore the green woollen jacket which is covered in army patches during her famous visit to entertain US troops in Korea in February 1954.<br />
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The name 'Monroe' is in white stitching above the left pocket, and there are black and white photos of her posing in the long sleeved 'medium' sized jacket.<br />
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Her 'Non Combatant's Certificate of Identity' card lists by her real name 'Norma Jeane DiMaggio' and there is a small photo of her in the top right hand corner of the laminated card, as well as her finger print.<br />
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Monroe has signed it and a wealth of personal information is listed, including her date of birth, height, weight, hair colour and blood type. The items are being sold with Los Angeles based Julien's Auctions.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: Julien'sAuctions/BNPS

Marilyn Monroe recieves the jacket during her trip

Marilyn Monroe's personalised army jacket and ID card have emerged for sale for £80,000. ($100,000)

The starlet wore the green woollen jacket which is covered in army patches during her famous visit to entertain US troops in Korea in February 1954.

The name 'Monroe' is in white stitching above the left pocket, and there are black and white photos of her posing in the long sleeved 'medium' sized jacket.

Her 'Non Combatant's Certificate of Identity' card lists by her real name 'Norma Jeane DiMaggio' and there is a small photo of her in the top right hand corner of the laminated card, as well as her finger print.

Monroe has signed it and a wealth of personal information is listed, including her date of birth, height, weight, hair colour and blood type. The items are being sold with Los Angeles based Julien's Auctions.