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ORIGINAL! RARE! WW1 US ARMY 78th LIGHTNING DIVISION MP's with BATONS PHOTO POSTCARD RPPC
RARE! WW1 US ARMY 78th LIGHTNING DIVISION 310th INFANTRY REGIMENT MILITARY POLICE (MP's) POSE WITH THEIR BATONS DRAWN IN 1917. PHOTO POSTCARD RPPC. BOTH WEAR "M.P." ARM BANDS AND LEATHER GLOVES WITH THE MP ON THE RIGHT WEARING THE U.S. N.A.(UNITED STATES NATIONAL ARMY)310COLLAR DISK ON HIS RIGHT AND THE MP COLLAR DISK ON HIS LEFT.
(The 310th Infantry Regiment was a National Army Infantry Regiment first organized for service in World War I as part of the 78th Division. The 78th Division of the United States Army was activated on 23 August 1917, over 4 months after the American entry into World War I, at Camp Dix, New Jersey. The division was originally allocated to New York and northern Pennsylvania in the National Army plan. Whilst the HQ of the 78th Division was activated in August, with the first draftees arriving in September 1917, it was not fully active until early 1918. After several more months of training, the 78th was transported to France in May and June 1918. In France, during the summer and fall of 1918, it was the "point of the wedge" of the final offensive which knocked out Germany. The 78th was in three major campaigns during World War I – Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel, and Lorraine. )
PHOTO CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE FOR ITS 106+ YEARS.
SHARP FOCUS WITH VERY GOOD CONTRAST
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KALAMAZOO (MI)
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