{"product_id":"original-u-s-wwi-navy-id-bracelet-50-letter-ephemera-grouping-with-war-chevron-letter-uss-pocahontas","title":"Original U.S. WWI Navy ID Bracelet \u0026 50 Letter Ephemera Grouping with War Chevron Letter - USS Pocahontas","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Grouping. One-of-a-Kind. This is a tremendous WWI Navy grouping named to Seaman Carl J. Vosburg, who served aboard the USS Pocahontas during World War I and was under actual shell-fire from an enemy submarine on May 2nd, 1918. This is corroborated by a letter signed by the commander of the Pocahontas indicating that Vosburg is privileged to wear three chevrons, two for his service and one for being under actual shell fire during this time. This is a really phenomenal piece of provenance, as most Navy sailors never saw any actual combat during the war, but this sailor did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grouping includes a gorgeous likely French-made ID bracelet which reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC.J. VOSBURG\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1-11-96\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7-3-17\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eU.S.S. POCAHONTAS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1-11-96 is Vosburg’s date of birth, January 11th, 1896, and 7-3-17 is his date of enlistment, July 3rd, 1917. From his records we found that Vosburg was aboard the Pocahontas from October 16th, 1917 until March 10th, 1919.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grouping also includes 50 letters sent to and from by Vosburg which include tons of great material relating to life in the Navy and his encounter with a submarine. There are also 3 large photographs which contain Vosburg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a truly phenomenal collection to Vosburg who had a truly remarkable experience in the Navy during the war. There’s still much research to be done and there is a huge amount to go through. Comes ready for further research and display!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42081378664517,"sku":"ONMS24M018","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONMS24M018__01.jpg?v=1737779229","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-wwi-navy-id-bracelet-50-letter-ephemera-grouping-with-war-chevron-letter-uss-pocahontas","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}