WW1 US 1ST ARMY 3RD PIONEER UNIFORM JACKET WWI

WW1 US Army 1st Army 3rd Pioneer uniform jacket consisting of large sized 4 patch pocket tunic that is roughly a size 38R with a 1st Army shoulder sleeve insignia with a red artillery shell below indicating Pioneer service. Just below that is a single red discharge stripe and to the lower cuff two gold overseas stripes indicating 1 year of overseas duty. To the collar is the correct US 3 and crossed rifles to the other side. The tunic is in excellent condition and was made by Weinstein & Brecher of New York. History Establishment and World War I First Army was established on 10 August 1918 as a field army when sufficient American military manpower had arrived in France during World War I. The large number of troops assigned to the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) required the activation of subordinate commands. To fill this need, First Army was the first of three field armies established under the AEF. Serving in its ranks were many figures who later played important roles in World War II. First Army was inactivated in April 1919.