Hello are those puttees ww1 US AEF ones ? woolen part is give and take 3 feets long and a bit more of 3 inches wide thanks  

There's a forum member,   MMcollector (I believe), who has a lot of excellent, period ribbon stock and does a beautiful job with the stitching to mimic the original.   Compare the blue stripe in the original drape Jenkins medal (natural lighting, photographed by collector/dealer Adam R.- one of the best medal photographers around) to the blue stipe in your reribboned meda- more vibrant and bright.   MMcollector is down here in So. Cal.    Hope you decide to order the personnel file from NARA St.  Louis, and see if he's one of those two possibles that I found for "Robert Nelson".    If you have access to ancestry.com you possibly might find a pension benefit card for Nelson, similar to the one I found for USS Detroit Phase 2  (same hand engraved that medal as your medal) Sampson medal recipient James D. Smith in post #53 (numbered in upper right of frame).  

You are definitely correct, this "section" has nothing to do with military collecting. I didn't say, "this section", I'm speaking for myself and NOT the forum overall. The armchair quarterbacks should be using another plat form. 

The one I have is without the wrist straps.   Just from a style and fit perspective, IMHO it looks inferior to the fatigue models just before and after. Too boxy, sleeves too wide, and collar fits awkward.     

I loved looking at all the knives you have.  Really nice.  Thanks.

Yes the Embl. trades example was a master with the Star/wreath removed very cleanly. I did not catch that detail when I bought it, as soon as I saw the rare maker I paid.    Thank you for your explanation on the Japanese occupational jump wing. It’s just under 1-1/2” and overall looks smaller than a normal sized jump wing. 

A modern one.   8th Theater Sustainment Command located today at Fort Shafter Hawaii, they were in South Korea in the late 60s on as 8th Field Army Support Command (8th FASCOM) activated  5 February 1968,  inactivated 1971 at Fort Lewis Washington State, reactivated 14 April 2005 in Hawaii now as the 8th Theater Sustainment Command.

39th division 114th ammo train uniform of Joe Birts .Trench knife wasn't his . Also some of my 39th patches

Salvaged from an abandoned storage unit. Original wooden patriotic frame with cardboard box backing dated 1942. Thought it was fitting to post today on the anniversary when MacArthur vowed on March 20, 1942 that he would return to the Phillipines.

Hello Great info on this thread, Here are a couple of mine  First is the 1st model first style with no pocket and no staples Second is the 1st model second style with no pocket but with staples Third is the 4th model with the Anson Mills tag