Item Description
Original Items: Only One Set Available: Corporal Napoleon Joseph DeJadon arrived overseas with a division with an overall combat record close to nil, but ended up with one of the few units in the division that did, the 302nd Field Artillery.
This uniform grouping includes the following of DeJadon’s items:
- M1912 Uniform jacket with 151st Field Artillery Brigade patch, US NA & 302nd Field Artillery Battery C collar discs, one discharge chevron, one overseas chevron denoting 6-11 months overseas, and his corporal rate. There are a few moth nips across the uniform.
- M1912 Uniform breeches, in overall great shape, few flaws.
- M1917 US Doughboy Helmet, full liner & broken chinstrap, DeJadon’s name painted under the rim.
- M1912 Uniform shirt.
- M1910 Canteen, cup, & cover.
- US Small Box Respirator named to DeJadon on one side.
- M1910 Mess kit.
- Overseas cap with Field Artillery Battery C Collar disc.
When the 76th Division arrived in France, much of its strength was skeletonized to be used as replacements for other divisions. After finishing their training in Camp de Souge on November 2nd, 1918, the 302nd Field Artillery was detached from their division and attached to the French II Colonial Corps & the French XVII Corps, giving them 9 days of defensive sector combat experience, launching artillery at the Germans in the St. Mihiel Sector (Lorraine).
This uniform grouping is named to Corporal Napoleon J. DeJadon, Serial #: 1663728, Battery C, 302nd Field Artillery Regiment, 76th Division.
Napoleon J. DeJadon was born in Shoreham, Vermont on February 16th, 1887. He was inducted into the draft on September 18th, 1917, being assigned to Bat. C, 302nd FA, 76th Division. DeJadon traveled overseas on July 16th, 1918, seeing combat briefly in the St. Mihiel (Lorraine) Defensive sector from November 2nd-11th, 1918. He returned stateside on April 26th, 1919, being discharged 4 days later on April 30th, 1919.
Approximate Measurements:
Collar to shoulder: 9.5"
Shoulder to sleeve: 24.5”
Shoulder to shoulder: 16”
Chest width: 19.5"
Waist width: 19"
Hip width: 24"
Front length: 31"
Pants:
Waist: 15.5"
Inseam: 27"
The 76th Division in World War I
After their arrival in France in July 1918, the division, less its 302nd Infantry Regiment and 151st Field Artillery Brigade, was designated as the 3rd Depot Division on 3 August 1918. Most of its troops were used as replacements for front line units which reduced the division to 7,000 troops. The division was skeletonized on 7 November 1918 - four days before the Armistice.
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