Original U.S. WWI Ordnance Department Officer Uniform Russian Artwork & Posters The Saar Campaign

The Saar Campaign

At nineteen

but still has a fully functional snap

The Brass Butt Plate however

this example has a rubber base to prevent slippage during communications

Original U.S. WWI Ordnance Department Officer Uniform Russian Artwork & Posters The Saar CampaignOriginal Item: One of a kind. Even though World War I had been raging in Europe for nearly three years, the Ordnance Department had to play catch up when the United States entered the war. With only 97 officers and 1,241 enlisted soldiers, the department had a myriad of problems to overcome. However, by the end of the war, it had solved all these problems, matured as an organization, and adapted to modern, mechanized warfare. It established an