Original U.S. WWI Big Red One 1st Division Patched Infantry Uniform Jacket with Repairs Military Books & Documents indicating Sergeant Major Rank

indicating Sergeant Major Rank

this is fitted with a saddle ring on the left side for attaching to a body sling allowing the seaman to climb aloft without fear of losing his pistol

named to an Inter War Reichsheer Training Battalion in the State of Bavaria

Opra had left for a ship at midnight

Just as we received it with slightly smudged title card

Original U.S. WWI Big Red One 1st Division Patched Infantry Uniform Jacket with Repairs Military Books & Documents indicating Sergeant Major RankOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a fantastic example of a patched WWI US Army tunic that belonged to a member of the US Armys 1st Infantry Division, The Big Red One. The "Red One" Division achieved a number of firsts in World War I: to arrive in France, to be at the front, to fire at the enemy, to raid, to suffer casualties and to be cited in general orders. Thus the insignia is a large, red numeral "one" on an olive drab shield, much like