World War One

WWI 3rd ID 7th Infantry 2 Uniform set w letters NAMED WIA

WWI 3rd ID 7th Infantry 2 Uniform set w letters NAMED WIA
WWI 3rd ID 7th Infantry 2 Uniform set w letters NAMED WIA
WWI 3rd ID 7th Infantry 2 Uniform set w letters NAMED WIA
WWI 3rd ID 7th Infantry 2 Uniform set w letters NAMED WIA
WWI 3rd ID 7th Infantry 2 Uniform set w letters NAMED WIA
WWI 3rd ID 7th Infantry 2 Uniform set w letters NAMED WIA
WWI 3rd ID 7th Infantry 2 Uniform set w letters NAMED WIA
WWI 3rd ID 7th Infantry 2 Uniform set w letters NAMED WIA
WWI 3rd ID 7th Infantry 2 Uniform set w letters NAMED WIA
WWI 3rd ID 7th Infantry 2 Uniform set w letters NAMED WIA
WWI 3rd ID 7th Infantry 2 Uniform set w letters NAMED WIA
WWI 3rd ID 7th Infantry 2 Uniform set w letters NAMED WIA
WWI 3rd ID 7th Infantry 2 Uniform set w letters NAMED WIA
WWI 3rd ID 7th Infantry 2 Uniform set w letters NAMED WIA
WWI 3rd ID 7th Infantry 2 Uniform set w letters NAMED WIA
WWI 3rd ID 7th Infantry 2 Uniform set w letters NAMED WIA
WWI 3rd ID 7th Infantry 2 Uniform set w letters NAMED WIA

WWI 3rd ID 7th Infantry 2 Uniform set w letters NAMED WIA
Two uniforms and ephemera belonging to PFC Ernest McCreary May, Co. B, 7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division. May was wounded in action. His summer and winter weight uniforms (pants and tunics).

A censored letter from his brother in Kentucky. Letter from another brother serving overseas in the 7th. The contents of May's pockets (some seashells, buttons, and ribbon).

The uniforms are in excellent condition, other than some discoloration on the summer-weight cotton. Jackets are 40" chest and pants have a 30" waist. Made by Saffer Brothers, NY QMC, Contract July 1918.

The leather sweat band inside of the garrison cap is somewhat degraded. May was born in 1893 and lived until 1971.

Genealogical information can be found on Ancestry and FindAGrave. This is an extraordinary collection and your chance to own a piece of WWI and 3rd Infantry Division history!


WWI 3rd ID 7th Infantry 2 Uniform set w letters NAMED WIA