WW1 US ARMY SANITARY CORPS OFFICER UNIFORM WWI

WW1 US Army Sanitary Corps Officers uniform to include 1) The mustard yellow, wool tunic has a five button front with a stand up collar with a pair of hooks and corresponding eyelets. Integral button shoulder straps, button flap breast and hip pockets with straight sleeves finishes the tunic. To each collar point is a U.S. NA collar badge and a pair of Sanitary Corps collar badges. Sewn to the left arm a red chevron is hand sewn to the middle of the arm representing an honorable discharge. A single rank bar is affixed to each shoulder strap representing the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. The interior is fully lined with a breast pocket to the left panel with a label U.S.D.B. Exchange Fort Leavenworth Kansas and is named to Lt. C. E. Shephard and dated 8/7/18. The chest measures approximately 36". Inside the top left pocket is a ribbonless Winged Victory Medal with a single Defensive Sector bar. 2) A pair of khaki-colored cotton semi-breeches, tapered from the knee down to fit into the leggings. They originally had a four-button French fly. All of the buttons appear to retain their original stitching. Two diagonal slash hip pockets are to the front, with a watch fob pocket, behind the right one, and two horizontal slash pockets to the rear. Six vertical belt loops are positioned along the waist band. The knees are reinforced with extra material. Lining to the waistband, fly, and the cotton bags are all in white cotton. Approximately size 31" waist with a 25" inseam. 3) Beautiful pair of brown leather officer’s boots. The shaft of the boots measures approximately 44cm long from the top of the stacked heel and has a foot measurement of 31cm (12") long. The leather shows typical wear.