WW1WWI AEF CAC 58th Artilleryman's Mess Tin & Named Campaign Book
Original 79th Division Campaign Book. This Division saw extensive combat in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive area where it earned the name of " Cross of Lorraine " for their defense of France.
Throughout its entire World War I campaign, the division suffered 6,874 casualties with 1,151 killed and 5,723 wounded The book has the name of the pictured Doughboy from the 58th Artillery Regiment, Battery C. His collar disc in the earlier pre-embarkation photo shows the correct 29th Coastal Artillery Corp crossed cannons. The 29th was one of the regiments the 58th drew from to form up this major artillery regiment.
Personalized mess tin showing countries the private was serving in and with. The leaf was retained by the private in the book for memories. This book has many many original photos and cartoons that provide incredible insight to the life style of the doughboy. Please take a minute and check out my other listings. I will be listing many unique and unusual items from my over 25 years of collecting...You never know what you'll find! This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW I (1914-18)\Original Period Items\United States\Personal, Field Gear". The seller is "rolf-steiner1943" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.
- Region of Origin: United States
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Theme: Militaria
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Conflict: WW I (1914-18)