US Army 1912 Pattern Jacket
Article about: Hello all, I just got this as and another jacket as an early birthday gift and am really excited to finally get a US Army WW1 uniform (well part of one). Overall I'd say its in good conditio
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Think 7B refers to B Company of the 7th, others will confirm or otherwise. Nice jacket.
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BlackCat1982
Think 7B refers to B Company of the 7th, others will confirm or otherwise. Nice jacket.
That's my guess as well since the only thing other thing I imagine it could stand for would be "battalion" but that just doesn't seem right.
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Just wanted to post an update as I found some more info on the jacket and wanted to add a picture of the jacket with all the buttons sewed on. After doing some digging on the 7th engineers I found a really dated looking website which covers them in WW1 and it had a copy of the regiment roster for the 7th including company B. This allowed me to find the name and address of the Mess Sergeant that the jacket belonged to which is Christian A. Flaig from Philadelphia, Pa (if the website is correct). Furthermore the little "A" patch inside the 5th division diamond meant that he was put under the third army and served in the army of occupation in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Here's a link to the site for those interested: WW1
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I missed this first time around. Nice jacket and great research
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Glad you've been delving some more into the history of this jacket. Well done!
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Christian Adam Flaig 1874-1920
Greetings,
Attached, is his Death Certificate. Appears he picked up a bacterial infection of the lining in his heart while overseas, which eventually proved fatal.
Best,
V/r Lance
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Also found this article, where Flaig discusses the death of a Corporal Ford (also a member of B Co. 7th ENG). Based on Flaig's recollection (& the citation you shared) he saw some intense action for a Mess Sergeant.
Best,
V/r Lance
Double click on article to enlarge:
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Great jacket!!
and as always, AWESOME information Lance!!!!!
I'm glad this got a bump, as I missed it the first time around!!!
Semper Fi
Phil
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