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Original 1919 World War I 3rd Division named-soldier grouping associated with Sgt. Arthur Shelley Hopusch, Medical Department, Ambulance Company No. 5, 3rd Division, A.E.F.
The centerpiece is the original:
History of the Third Division, United States Army, in the World War
Published in 1919 while the division was still overseas and printed in Germany by M. DuMont Schauberg, Cologne.
This copy contains a deeply personal period inscription written while Arthur was serving with the American Army of Occupation in Germany:
“To Mother
from Art
Mayen, Rhineland, Germany
22 May 1919”
Arthur S. Hopusch is independently documented as a WWI veteran and member of Ambulance Company No. 5, 3rd Division.
Included with the book
Original 3rd Division folding campaign maps, retained with the book in its rear map pocket, including maps documenting:
The Marne / Château-Thierry sector
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Dated Third Division front-line positions and campaign movements
Original Army of Occupation booklet:
Attractions and Activities for American Soldiers at Andernach on the Rhine Marked:
“Leave Area of the Third Division — Army of Occupation”
Prepared by the YMCA and bearing Arthur S. Hopusch’s handwritten name.
Original Château-Thierry / Essômes postcard
Period French battlefield souvenir associated with the Château-Thierry region, an area directly connected to the Third Division’s 1918 combat operations.
Provenance
The book, maps, booklet and postcard were preserved together among Arthur Shelley Hopusch’s personal belongings and remained together for decades after his military service.
This listing is intentionally keeping the materials that accompanied the book together as one historical grouping.
Collector interest
Strong material for collectors of:
WWI U.S. militaria • 3rd Division • Rock of the Marne • A.E.F. • Army of Occupation • Château-Thierry • Meuse-Argonne • WWI battlefield maps • named soldier groupings • Army Medical Department • Ambulance Company No. 5
Original period items. No reproductions.
Item specifics
Author: Third Division, U.S. Army
Title: History of the Third Division, United States Army, in the World War
Year: 1919
Binding: Hardcover
Original/Facsimile: Original
Conflict: World War I
Branch: U.S. Army
Division: 3rd Division
Named Soldier: Sgt. Arthur Shelley Hopusch
Unit: Ambulance Company No. 5, Medical Department
Country/Region: United States / France / Germany
Included: Book, original folding maps, Army of Occupation booklet, period postcard
Theme: Militaria / Military History / WWI
