U.S. WW1 4th Infantry Division Engineers grouping with rifle
Article about: This recently came from an attic in Portland and includes a Springfield O3 rifle though I am sure it was purchased after the war. It is from a Sergeant Edward Lee from the 4th Engineers. The
U.S. WW1 4th Infantry Division Engineers grouping with rifle
This recently came from an attic in Portland and includes a Springfield O3 rifle though I am sure it was purchased after the war. It is from a Sergeant Edward Lee from the 4th Engineers. The case carried it all. It has his helmet, gas mask, souvenir "hate belt", wool hit with engineer pin,mess kit, ephemera, a late 1920s scrapbook covering the Palestine / Israel issue as it pertained to the time, promotion warrants to Corporal and Sergeant, "Skirmishers" newspapers for the 4th Engineers, 4th ID in WW1 book, a Stars and Stripes comic book and maps. There is more at the household and I have to be patient for the rest to be dug out.
Wow what a find,this is the stuff of dreams,how lucky are you,well done and thanks for sharing..........!
The Helmet is fantastic so is the SBR mask + bag and even anti-mist included.!
Chris, thanks for the reply. I will lay it out carefully tomorrow as it is a bit brittle. The buckle is back a ways for some reason but oh well. I would love to know what got plucked from it.
I want to thank another forum member Rogier from the Netherlands for his astute study into the 4th Division and particularly Sergeant Edward Lee. Here is a bio of the subject and it turns out.. he was no slouch:
Sergeant Edward J. Lee, 4th Engineers, Company F.
569,219. White. Elmira, Lane County, Oregon. Born on November 15th, 1893 (1892), in Brownlee, Cherry County, Nebraska. Enlisted in Regular Army, on May 29th, 1917, at Vancouver Barracks, Washington. 24,5 years. Company F, 4th Engineers, to discharge. Private 1st Class, August 19th, 1917; Corporal, September 23rd, 1917; Sergeant, April 1st, 1919. Served overseas, from May 1st, 1918, to July 29th, 1919. Honorably discharged on August 9th, 1919. 1945 address: 5731 West 22nd Place, Cicero, Illinois. Died on April 15th, 1964. Buried in Section G, Grave 5448, Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
Cited in General Orders No. 42, July 30th, 1919, on board of the U.S.S. Mount Vernon: "August 5th - 8th, 1918, Vesle River. He accompanied his Company Commander on reconnoitering trips beyond the front line and carried messages from the front line to Battalion and Regimental Headquarters, always under the fire and practically without rest for four days and nights. In spite of danger, difficulty and fatigue, he successfully delivered every message entrusted to him, and displayed courage and devotion to duty in the highest degree."
U.S. WW1 4th Infantry Division Engineers grouping with rifle
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