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Cavalry troopers from C Troop, 11th Cavalry regiment date unknown, but probably somewhere between 1911 to 1916.

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1st Army troops, likely from the Coast Artillery Corps, circa 1919.

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A closer look at the men from the above photo.

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A pair of 3rd Division lieutenants, possibly from the 7th Infantry Regiment in Germany, 1919. The right hand lieutenant appears to be wearing a Distinguished Cross ribbon, followed by a Victory Medal ribbon with four or five campaign stars, and two wound chevrons on his lower right hand sleeve.

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Close up of the presumed DSC awardee.

 

Does anybody recognize him?

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The same image, but in grayscale this time.

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And finally, a close up of his ribbons. Does that look like a DSC ribbon?

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A pair of MPs mounted on motorcycles. Maybe in France, 1918 or Maybe in Germany, 1919.

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Close up of the MPs showing Infantry collar discs, one overseas service chevron, and two red on black or dark blue MP brassards.

 

Also, is it just me, or does anyone else think that the motorcycle have been camouflaged with a second color of paint? Look at the gas tanks. Is it mud or is it paint?

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Hard to see the regimental number on the cavalry branch of service cap badges, worn by these cavalry troopers, circa 1911, but I think they're from the 4th Cavalry Regiment. Note the mixture of 1907 and 1911 service coats and service caps.

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Close up of the two styles of caps and coats, as well as the leather garrison belts and pistol and rifle cartridge boxes.

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WW I era, I'm not sure about the date, wearing the Navy's white dress uniform.

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Close up of his cap and rank.

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A nice display of the U.S. Army's winter clothing circa 1917. It's comprised of the 1913 Overcoat and one of the, I think, five iterations of the 1907 Winter Field Cap, worn here, with the ear-flaps down.

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3rd Army NCO's all of whom were Europeans who immigrated to the U.S. They are Sergeant E, Ebert, Corporal Frank Kowalski and Corporal Curtis Dirkholz.

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Close up of the immigrant Doughboys.

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Not sure of the date on this one. Could be anywhere between 1916 and 1918. Also unsure if it's Regular Army or National Guard. But I am reasonably sure that the soldier wearing the natty bow tie is named Floyd Scott, because that's what's written on the reverse of the image.

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Pretty neat photograph of a WW I era training camp baseball team. No IDs on the unit, the team or the ball players.

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An unnamed ground crew of an unidentified airplane belonging to an unknown AEF aero squadron ... Likely taken in 1918.

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A trio of unidentified AEF lieutenants on a French real picture postcard. One is wearing medical collar brass, another infantry and the third is wearing no branch of service insignia.

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US Victory Museum

Oh! Susanna, don't you cry and hide;
I sailed from Alabama, with this saber at my side.

 

-- With apologies to Stephen Foster --

 

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US Victory Museum ... nice! A cutlass and a bugle. Since US Victory Museum went nautical, and early nautical at that ... Here's a pre-WW I sailor playing dress-up. He's got the full 1910 infantry equipment on as if he's gotta' march somewhere

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Just the cropped sailor and his equipment ...

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Here's another shot you don't see everyday a 14 inch long bayonet training photo circa 1917-1918.

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Close up of a few of the men clad in their protective bayonet training gear.

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And an even closer view of the one soldier whose protective gauntlet features a unit stencil. It looks to be that of either the 45th or 48th Infantry Regiment.

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Company supply sergeant and what I believe are either cooks or kitchen staff, circa 1907 or 1908.

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Close up of the company supply sergeant.

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A closer look at the two 'Hoosiers' circa 1913.

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A pair of Indiana National Guardsmen circa 1913.

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