{"product_id":"original-u-s-wwi-34th-division-109th-engineer-regiment-uniform-jacket-with-patch-collar-discs","title":"Original U.S. WWI 34th Division 109th Engineer Regiment Uniform Jacket with Patch \u0026 Collar Discs","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good service-worn original U.S. Army World War I khaki cotton summer service coat attributed by its surviving insignia to a Private of Company C, 109th Engineer Regiment, 34th Division. The coat retains its 34th Division shoulder insignia, Engineer and Company C collar disc, U.S. collar disc, red Honorable Discharge Chevron, one overseas service chevron, and all of its original-style General Service buttons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 109th Engineer Regiment formed part of the original World War I organization of the 34th Division. The regiment drew heavily upon Midwestern National Guard organizations. Contemporary Iowa records state that the 1st Separate Battalion Engineers was reorganized into the 109th Engineers, 34th Division and subsequently deployed overseas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe broader divisional organization likewise lists the 109th Engineer Regiment among the 34th Division's organic units, formed from elements including the Iowa Engineers and Nebraska National Guard organizations. The 34th Division itself was organized during 1917 from National Guard troops drawn principally from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota and trained at Camp Cody, New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis jacket was worn by a Private in Company C, 109th Engineer Regiment, 34th Division. The jacket bears a fair 34th Division patch on the left shoulder which is damaged, with loss of stitching and some moth nipping. There is a red honorable discharge chevron below this, and one overseas chevron on the left cuff. There are US and Engineer Company C collar discs. All buttons are retained but the jacket has some overall wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of the 34th Division shoulder patch, U.S. and Engineer Company C collar discs, Honorable Discharge Chevron, single overseas service chevron, and khaki cotton service-coat construction creates a coherent late-WWI and demobilization-era uniform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost importantly, the insignia corresponds closely with the documented history of the 109th Engineer Regiment, an organic 34th Division unit that reached France in October 1918 and remained overseas into 1919. While the coat is not named to an individual soldier, its surviving insignia strongly supports attribution to a Private of Company C, 109th Engineers, 34th Division, making it a particularly interesting example of the division's brief but historically distinct World War I overseas service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApproximate Measurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollar to shoulder: 9.5\"\u003cbr\u003eShoulder to sleeve: 23\"\u003cbr\u003eShoulder to shoulder: 16\"\u003cbr\u003eChest width: 18.5\"\u003cbr\u003eWaist: 15\"\u003cbr\u003eHip: 20\"\u003cbr\u003eFront length: 31\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45720834015301,"sku":"ONSV26CNB204","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/70DE8E49-073D-488B-8A24-CA0D692F4550.jpg?v=1790479456","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-wwi-34th-division-109th-engineer-regiment-uniform-jacket-with-patch-collar-discs","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}