The first attached photograph is believed to be Battery E, 311th Field Artillery, 79th Division at Camp Dix taken upon return to the United States from France in 1919. The reasoning behind this is one of the soldiers in the photograph, marked Bill Bellhorn WW1,  who can be seen in the second image, has been identified as Corporal William Henry Bellhorn, 1778090, born November 26th 1893, who embarked with Battery E for France  aboard SS Morvada from Philadelphia on  July 14th 1918 and returned to the States, leaving St. Nazaire on May 14th 1919, arriving in Brooklyn, New York, on May 28th 1919 aboard the USS Edward Luckenbach. William's person to be notified in case of emergency was his mother, Mrs Christiana Bellhorn, of Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania. The manifest for the return is stamped Camp Dix. Also telling is Overseas Stripes can be seen worn by he soldiers on a close inspection of the photograph. A number of images of Camp Dix available online also appear to match the building behind the Battery.    

How is it that Hash pipe has not risen to the proverbial surface yet ?

I forgot all about the show today!  Wish I was there.

1 month away from the next show!

None. Thirty years was enough.

Here’s a few photos of various military items. The show runs 8am-3pm, if you can’t make it today we’ll be back in the fall 2026.

. A2 Jackets Original and Reproduction   I have really enjoyed wearing an A-2 most of my life, Back in 1970 it was an original as they were still pretty considered surplus items. I still own the one in my collection that I wore in the 1970's, but since then I have worn reproduction ones.  Here is my current one with an original Air-Corp patch.  Yesterday I was really pleased to be complimented on the jacket in three separate incidences.        cheers lewis.   ...  

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