WW1 US ARMY 14th ENGINEERS UNIFORM JACKET WWI
WW1 US Army 14th Railroad Engineers Mechanic Uniform. A narrow gauge railroad engineer's group, in August of 1917, the 14th was posted to assist the British 3rd Army, salvaging materials for the 1st battle of the Somme, and repairing British railroad equipment. Being assigned to the Brits, they received Enfield rifles and were trained also for combat with the British. Due to their assignment they were always within range of fire, and in the think of it sometimes. In August of 1918 they were detached from the Brits and assigned to a light railway near the American 1st Army HQ in the Aisne-Marne sector. At Rattentout, the 2nd Battalion was in charge of supplying the right flank of the 1st Army and the left flank of the 2nd Army with rations, water and ammunition. This uniform has two gold overseas stripes, red discharge stripe and a beautiful Railway Engineers multi piece constructed SSI. The collar disk are standard US and Engineer brass.
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WW1 US Army 14th Railroad Engineers Mechanic Uniform. A narrow gauge railroad engineer's group, in August of 1917, the 14th was posted to assist the British 3rd Army, salvaging materials for the 1st battle of the Somme, and repairing British railroad equipment. Being assigned to the Brits, they received Enfield rifles and were trained also for combat with the British. Due to their assignment they were always within range of fire, and in the think of it sometimes. In August of 1918 they were detached from the Brits and assigned to a light railway near the American 1st Army HQ in the Aisne-Marne sector. At Rattentout, the 2nd Battalion was in charge of supplying the right flank of the 1st Army and the left flank of the 2nd Army with rations, water and ammunition. This uniform has two gold overseas stripes, red discharge stripe and a beautiful Railway Engineers multi piece constructed SSI. The collar disk are standard US and Engineer brass.
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