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ORIGINAL - WWI US ARMY 1ST DIVISION M1917 WOOL ENLISTED MANS JACKET w/ 2 OS + 1 HD STRIPE
WWI US ARMY 1ST DIVISION M1917 WOOL ENLISTED MANS JACKETwith removed 2 OVERSEAS STRIPES and 1 HONORABLE DISCHARGE CHEVRONSTRIPE.
UNCLEANED.CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE THROUGHOUT WITH NO NIPS.U.S. ARMY1st INFANTRY DIVISIONPATCH WAS REMOVED LEAVING ITS UNIQUESHAPE WITH RED BLEEDING FROM THE RED NUMBERONE INTO THE OUTER PATCH THEN INTO THE WOOL JACKET. U.S. ARMY HONORABLE DISCHARGECHEVRON AND 2 OVERSEAS STRIPESWERE REMOVED LEAVING THEIR UNIQUESHAPES WITH THREADS.
The 1st Infantry Division is the oldest continuously serving division in the Regular Army. It has seen continuous service since its organization in 1917 during World War I. It was officially nicknamed \"The Big Red One\" (abbreviated \"BRO\" after its shoulder patch and is also nicknamed \"The Fighting First.\" By the end of the WW1 the division had suffered 4,964 killed in action, 17,201 wounded in action, and 1,056 missing or died of wounds. Five division soldiers received Medals of Honor.
APPROXIMATE SIZES:
CHEST : 34\"
SLEEVE : 26\"
MATCHING ORIGINAL BUTTONS MARKED: AM Co.NEWARK NJ(American Button Co.)
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