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Original Items: One-of-a-kind set. This is a very scarce authentic WWI collection from private Emil Adam Buchholz serial number 2896566 who was assigned to Battery A, 326th Field Artillery Regiment, 84th Division, American Expeditionary Force. Included in this wonderful set are the following items:
- Original WWI U.S. Service jacket with matching trousers. Approximate size 38 features all the original buttons, patches, chevrons, and Battery A Artillery collar insignia. Offered in very good condition.
- Original WWI U.S. Overseas garrison cap with Battery A Artillery collar insignia, approximate size 7.
- Original WWI U.S. Dog Tags
- Original WWI U.S. Putties
- Original WWI U.S. wool service shirt.
- Original WWI U.S. toiletry kit with supplies.
- Original WWI U.S. documents, photo graphs, and much more.
- Original WWI U.S. suit case manufactured by Zanol with working handle and claps.
The 84th Division in World War I, personnel were first enlisted from the states of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Kentucky and were formed into an infantry division in 1917, whereupon they chose the formation's distinctive patch and nickname. Organized at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, in Sept., 1917. The division was composed of National Army drafts from Indiana and Kentucky, and remained in training at Camp Taylor until Aug., 1918. It was deployed to France in October 1918 to serve as a training formation for replacements which would be sent to the Western Front. At the war's end, the formation was recalled home and, without having seen combat actions, inactivated in January 1919.
Its commanders included Brig. Gen. Wilber E. Wilder (25 August 1917), Maj. Gen. Harry C. Hale (6 October 1917), Brig. Gen. Wilber E. Wilder (26 November 1917), Brig. Gen. Wilber E. Wilder (15 December 1917), Maj. Gen. Harry C. Hale (1 March 1918), Maj. Gen. Harry C. Hale (5 June 1918), Maj. Gen. Harry C. Hale (21 July 1918), Brig. Gen. Wilber E. Wilder (18 October 1918), Maj. Gen. Harry C. Hale (31 October 1918).
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