WINTER MILITARIA AUCTION

WINTER MILITARIA AUCTION

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WINTER MILITARIA AUCTION

990 PLUS LOTS OF MILITARIA from the 18TH to the 20TH CENTURY. 25 PLUS LOTS of CIVIL WAR INCLUDING SWORDS, GROUPINGS, IMAGES and MORE;
WW1 and WW2 US GROUPINGS, EDGED WEAPONS, HELMETS, MEDALS, FLAGS, UNIFORMS, INSIGNIA, PATRIOTIC POSTERS and MORE. 35 PLUS LOTS of IMPERIAL GERMAN SWORDS, HEAD GEAR, MEDALS and MORE. 390 LOTS of WW2 NAZI GERMAN ITEMS INCLUDING a WAFFEN SS OVERSEAS CAP, SS OFFICERS SWORDS, HEINRICH HIMMLER SS IRON CHEST, ADOLF HITLER FLATWARE, SS 25 YEAR AWRD, NAZI GERMAN ORG, TODT HELMET, BADGES, MEDALS, INSIGNIA, HELMETS, UNIFORMS, SWORDS, BAYONETS, ACCOUTREMENTS and MUCH MUCH MORE! JAPANESE KATANA SWORDS, TANTOS, FLAGS, MEDALS, BADGES and MORE. KOREAN AND VIETNAM WAR LOTS and MORE!!

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INDIAN WARS M1881 ENLISTED ARTILLERY DRESS HELMET

Lot # 40 (Sale Order: 51 of 987)      

Very rare and simply fantastic, original Indian Wars period, U. S. Model 1881 Army Enlisted Artillery Dress Helmet. This wonderful, Plumed Artillery Dress Helmet was manufactured by Horstmann Bros. & Co. and features a 1st Artillery Eagle Plate Shield on the front. This fantastic, original US Army Artillery Dress Helmet measures approx. 10 1/2" from the tip of the brim to the back across the bottom, 12" tall from the tip of the brim to the top of the plume holder and 6 1/2" in diameter at the crown. The Helmet features a pressed black fur felt body with a polished black leather band around the lower edge of the helmet. It has brass, crossed cannon, artillery side buttons, brass plume holder, and artillery eagle front plate. The Plate has a German silver "1" mounted to the shield. There is a Red horsehair plume and red artillery braided cords. The Helmet retains its original thin leather hat band and matching chin strap. There is an unmarked, tan leather sweatband and the brass vent ring is stamped with the mark of the manufacturer – Horstmann Bros & Co. This very rare and very beautiful, U. S. Model 1881 Army Enlisted Artillery Dress Helmet is extremely well preserved - the construction is strong, sound and rigid. The fur-felt surface is very well preserved with no significant wear and no damage or repairs of any kind. All of the outer elements of the Helmet are very well preserved with some light wear.
Very rare and simply fantastic, original Indian Wars period, U. S. Model 1881 Army Enlisted Artillery Dress Helmet. This wonderful, Plumed Artillery Dress Helmet was manu...morefactured by Horstmann Bros. & Co. and features a 1st Artillery Eagle Plate Shield on the front. This fantastic, original US Army Artillery Dress Helmet measures approx. 10 1/2" from the tip of the brim to the back across the bottom, 12" tall from the tip of the brim to the top of the plume holder and 6 1/2" in diameter at the crown. The Helmet features a pressed black fur felt body with a polished black leather band around the lower edge of the helmet. It has brass, crossed cannon, artillery side buttons, brass plume holder, and artillery eagle front plate. The Plate has a German silver "1" mounted to the shield. There is a Red horsehair plume and red artillery braided cords. The Helmet retains its original thin leather hat band and matching chin strap. There is an unmarked, tan leather sweatband and the brass vent ring is stamped with the mark of the manufacturer – Horstmann Bros & Co. This very rare and very beautiful, U. S. Model 1881 Army Enlisted Artillery Dress Helmet is extremely well preserved - the construction is strong, sound and rigid. The fur-felt surface is very well preserved with no significant wear and no damage or repairs of any kind. All of the outer elements of the Helmet are very well preserved with some light wear.

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WWI MEMORIAL PLAQUE WITH AMERICAN AEF INSIGNIA

Lot # 41 (Sale Order: 52 of 987)      

Wooden memorial plaque with 81 applied AEF insignia including Army, Division, and special unit insignia i.e. Camouflage Corps, Postal Corps. Ambulance service, etc. The wooden plaque measures 24 & 1/2" x 18 & 1/4" and the applied insignia measure approximately 1" to 1 & 1/2". Overall very good to fine condition.
Wooden memorial plaque with 81 applied AEF insignia including Army, Division, and special unit insignia i.e. Camouflage Corps, Postal Corps. Ambulance service, etc. The w...moreooden plaque measures 24 & 1/2" x 18 & 1/4" and the applied insignia measure approximately 1" to 1 & 1/2". Overall very good to fine condition.

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WW1 US OFFICER COLLAR INSIGNIA SETS LOT OF 15

Lot # 41a (Sale Order: 53 of 987)      

WWI US Officer Collar sets of Insignia to include 1) Quartermaster Corps 2) Commissary 3) Shirt Artillery US devices 4) Veterinary Corps 5) mismatched Veterinary Corps 6) Infantry 7) Band Leader 8) Bugler Collar Insignia 9) Medical Officer 10) Signal Officer 11) Quartermaster Corps 12) Signal Officer 13) U.S.R. 14) U.S. 15) USNA 16) Singles USNA and USNG
WWI US Officer Collar sets of Insignia to include 1) Quartermaster Corps 2) Commissary 3) Shirt Artillery US devices 4) Veterinary Corps 5) mismatched Veterinary Corps 6)...more Infantry 7) Band Leader 8) Bugler Collar Insignia 9) Medical Officer 10) Signal Officer 11) Quartermaster Corps 12) Signal Officer 13) U.S.R. 14) U.S. 15) USNA 16) Singles USNA and USNG

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WW1 MEXICAN BORDER SERVICE 6TH OHIO PILLOW SHAM

Lot # 42 (Sale Order: 54 of 987)      

Felt pillow sham covers with applied crossed rifles and lettering "6th Ohio Inf. Border Service1916 - 17." On 19 June 1916, the Ohioans were mobilized to defend the Mexico–United States border near El Paso, Texas, where they patrolled for 9 months. They were released from federal service on 17 March 1917. This demobilization wouldn't last however, and the regiment was called up again 10 days later for service in World War I on 27 March 1917. The 147th Infantry Regiment was born on 25 October 1917, when the 6th Ohio absorbed elements of the 1st and 5th Ohio Regiments. It was assigned to the 37th Infantry Division. Fine condition
Felt pillow sham covers with applied crossed rifles and lettering "6th Ohio Inf. Border Service1916 - 17." On 19 June 1916, the Ohioans were mobilized to defend the Mexic...moreo–United States border near El Paso, Texas, where they patrolled for 9 months. They were released from federal service on 17 March 1917. This demobilization wouldn't last however, and the regiment was called up again 10 days later for service in World War I on 27 March 1917. The 147th Infantry Regiment was born on 25 October 1917, when the 6th Ohio absorbed elements of the 1st and 5th Ohio Regiments. It was assigned to the 37th Infantry Division. Fine condition

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WWI PHOTOGRAPH OF 3 POLISH SOLDIERS PLAYED CARDS

Lot # 43 (Sale Order: 55 of 987)      

Large bubble oval framed photograph featuring three uniformed Polish soldiers playing cards. Polish currency is scattered on the game table as one soldier displays his hand for the photographer. The image itself is 19 & 3/4" x 13 & 3/4" and is housed in a 24 & 1/2" x 18 & 1/2" frame. excellent
Large bubble oval framed photograph featuring three uniformed Polish soldiers playing cards. Polish currency is scattered on the game table as one soldier displays his ha...morend for the photographer. The image itself is 19 & 3/4" x 13 & 3/4" and is housed in a 24 & 1/2" x 18 & 1/2" frame. excellent

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KAISER WILHELM DINNER SERVICE FORK AND KNIFE

Lot # 44 (Sale Order: 56 of 987)      

Grouping of two pieces of sterling silver flatware directly from the table of Kaiser Wilhelm II at the Potsdam palace. The dinner knife is 11" long with a 7" blade which is almost 1" broad at center. The dinner fork is about 8 1/2" long and 1 1/4" wide overall with four tines. Both pieces are properly hallmarked with moon and crown, as well as Gebrueder Friedlander hallmark on the fork. Each utensil bears the Prussian crown over the Wilhelm (WR) initials, while the front side bears the Prussian imperial eagle, each image surrounded by ornate vines and leaves. The knife blade is a bit pitted, otherwise both of these massive pieces are in very good condition.
Grouping of two pieces of sterling silver flatware directly from the table of Kaiser Wilhelm II at the Potsdam palace. The dinner knife is 11" long with a 7" blade which ...moreis almost 1" broad at center. The dinner fork is about 8 1/2" long and 1 1/4" wide overall with four tines. Both pieces are properly hallmarked with moon and crown, as well as Gebrueder Friedlander hallmark on the fork. Each utensil bears the Prussian crown over the Wilhelm (WR) initials, while the front side bears the Prussian imperial eagle, each image surrounded by ornate vines and leaves. The knife blade is a bit pitted, otherwise both of these massive pieces are in very good condition.

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WW1 PHOTOGRAPH OF US 3RD ARMY ORDNANCE SOLDIER

Lot # 45 (Sale Order: 57 of 987)      

Photograph in a large patriotic bubble oval frame featuring a 3rd Army Soldier with ordnance collar disc and two6 month service stripes visible. The top of the frame is adorned with an eagle clutching a "U.S.A. banner" and the bottom of the features crossed American flags. The image itself is 19 & 3/4" x 13 & 3/4" and is housed in a 24 & 1/2" x 18 & 1/2" frame. excellent
Photograph in a large patriotic bubble oval frame featuring a 3rd Army Soldier with ordnance collar disc and two6 month service stripes visible. The top of the frame is a...moredorned with an eagle clutching a "U.S.A. banner" and the bottom of the features crossed American flags. The image itself is 19 & 3/4" x 13 & 3/4" and is housed in a 24 & 1/2" x 18 & 1/2" frame. excellent

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HAND PAINTED PORTRAIT OF FREDERICK THE GREAT

Lot # 46 (Sale Order: 58 of 987)      

Very Fine Original Antique Framed Portrait Miniature Painting on Ivory of King Friedrich Der Grasse (Frederick the Great). Frederick II, King reigned as King of Prussia from 1740 - 1786, of the Hohenzollern Dynasty, prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, was Frederick IV of Brandenberg and became known as Frederick the Great. Painting is in gorgeous condition. No signs of cracking or damage to the painting. Measuring 3 1/2 X 2 3/4 and overall 5 X 6. Frederick II (24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786) ruled the Kingdom of Prussia from 1740 until 1786, the longest reign of any Hohenzollern king at 46 years. His most significant accomplishments during his reign included his reorganization of Prussian armies, his military victories, his success in the Silesian wars and the Partitions of Poland, and his patronage of the arts and the Enlightenment. Frederick was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia and declared himself King of Prussia after achieving sovereignty over historically Prussian lands of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772. Prussia greatly increased its territories and became a leading military power in Europe under his rule. He became known as Frederick the Great and was nicknamed Der Alte Fritz ("The Old Fritz") by the Prussian people and eventually the rest of Germany. In his youth, Frederick was more interested in music and philosophy than the art of war. Nonetheless, upon ascending to the Prussian throne he attacked Austria and claimed Silesia during the Silesian Wars, winning military acclaim for himself and Prussia. Toward the end of his reign, Frederick physically connected most of his realm by acquiring Polish territories in the First Partition of Poland. He was an influential military theorist whose analysis emerged from his extensive personal battlefield experience and covered issues of strategy, tactics, mobility and logistics. Considering himself "the first servant of the state", Frederick was a proponent of enlightened absolutism. He modernized the Prussian bureaucracy and civil service and pursued religious policies throughout his realm that ranged from tolerance to segregation. He reformed the judicial system and made it possible for men not of noble status to become judges and senior bureaucrats. Frederick also encouraged immigrants of various nationalities and faiths to come to Prussia, although he enacted oppressive measures against Polish Catholic subjects in West Prussia. Frederick supported arts and philosophers he favored as well as allowing complete freedom of the press and literature. Most modern biographers agree that Frederick was primarily homosexual. Frederick is buried at his favorite residence, Sanssouci in Potsdam. Because he died childless, Frederick was succeeded by his nephew Frederick William II. Nearly all 19th-century German historians made Frederick into a romantic model of a glorified warrior, praising his leadership, administrative efficiency, devotion to duty and success in building up Prussia to a great power in Europe. Historian Leopold von Ranke was unstinting in his praise of Frederick's "heroic life, inspired by great ideas, filled with feats of arms ... immortalized by the raising of the Prussian state to the rank of a power". Johann Gustav Droysen was even more extolling. Frederick remained an admired historical figure through Germany's defeat in World War I. The Nazis glorified him as a great German leader pre-figuring Adolf Hitler, who personally idolized him. Associations with him became far less favorable after the fall of the Nazis, largely due to his status as one of their symbols. However, historians in the 21st century now again view Frederick as one of the finest generals of the 18th century, one of the most enlightened monarchs of his age and a highly successful and capable leader who built the foundation for the Kingdom of Prussia to become a great power that would contest the Austrian Habsburgs for leadership among the German states.
Very Fine Original Antique Framed Portrait Miniature Painting on Ivory of King Friedrich Der Grasse (Frederick the Great). Frederick II, King reigned as King of Prussia f...morerom 1740 - 1786, of the Hohenzollern Dynasty, prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, was Frederick IV of Brandenberg and became known as Frederick the Great. Painting is in gorgeous condition. No signs of cracking or damage to the painting. Measuring 3 1/2 X 2 3/4 and overall 5 X 6. Frederick II (24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786) ruled the Kingdom of Prussia from 1740 until 1786, the longest reign of any Hohenzollern king at 46 years. His most significant accomplishments during his reign included his reorganization of Prussian armies, his military victories, his success in the Silesian wars and the Partitions of Poland, and his patronage of the arts and the Enlightenment. Frederick was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia and declared himself King of Prussia after achieving sovereignty over historically Prussian lands of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772. Prussia greatly increased its territories and became a leading military power in Europe under his rule. He became known as Frederick the Great and was nicknamed Der Alte Fritz ("The Old Fritz") by the Prussian people and eventually the rest of Germany. In his youth, Frederick was more interested in music and philosophy than the art of war. Nonetheless, upon ascending to the Prussian throne he attacked Austria and claimed Silesia during the Silesian Wars, winning military acclaim for himself and Prussia. Toward the end of his reign, Frederick physically connected most of his realm by acquiring Polish territories in the First Partition of Poland. He was an influential military theorist whose analysis emerged from his extensive personal battlefield experience and covered issues of strategy, tactics, mobility and logistics. Considering himself "the first servant of the state", Frederick was a proponent of enlightened absolutism. He modernized the Prussian bureaucracy and civil service and pursued religious policies throughout his realm that ranged from tolerance to segregation. He reformed the judicial system and made it possible for men not of noble status to become judges and senior bureaucrats. Frederick also encouraged immigrants of various nationalities and faiths to come to Prussia, although he enacted oppressive measures against Polish Catholic subjects in West Prussia. Frederick supported arts and philosophers he favored as well as allowing complete freedom of the press and literature. Most modern biographers agree that Frederick was primarily homosexual. Frederick is buried at his favorite residence, Sanssouci in Potsdam. Because he died childless, Frederick was succeeded by his nephew Frederick William II. Nearly all 19th-century German historians made Frederick into a romantic model of a glorified warrior, praising his leadership, administrative efficiency, devotion to duty and success in building up Prussia to a great power in Europe. Historian Leopold von Ranke was unstinting in his praise of Frederick's "heroic life, inspired by great ideas, filled with feats of arms ... immortalized by the raising of the Prussian state to the rank of a power". Johann Gustav Droysen was even more extolling. Frederick remained an admired historical figure through Germany's defeat in World War I. The Nazis glorified him as a great German leader pre-figuring Adolf Hitler, who personally idolized him. Associations with him became far less favorable after the fall of the Nazis, largely due to his status as one of their symbols. However, historians in the 21st century now again view Frederick as one of the finest generals of the 18th century, one of the most enlightened monarchs of his age and a highly successful and capable leader who built the foundation for the Kingdom of Prussia to become a great power that would contest the Austrian Habsburgs for leadership among the German states.

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WWI HAND TINTED PHOTOGRAPH OF RUSSIAN SOLDIER

Lot # 47 (Sale Order: 59 of 987)      

Hand tinted photograph of a Russian solder in a bubble oval frame. The image itself is 19 & 3/8" x13 & 3/8" and is housed in a 22 & 5/8x 16 & 5/8" frame. The photograph is in excellent condition and the frame shows some minor wear at the bottom.
Hand tinted photograph of a Russian solder in a bubble oval frame. The image itself is 19 & 3/8" x13 & 3/8" and is housed in a 22 & 5/8x 16 & 5/8" frame. The photograph i...mores in excellent condition and the frame shows some minor wear at the bottom.

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WWI PHOTOGRAPH OF POLISH CAVALRY SOLDIER

Lot # 48 (Sale Order: 60 of 987)      

Hand tinted photograph of a Polish cavalry soldier housed in a spectacular tramp art frame. The image itself is 14 & 1/2" x 9 & 1/4" and is housed in a 18& 1/2" x 13&1/4" frame. Excellent.
Hand tinted photograph of a Polish cavalry soldier housed in a spectacular tramp art frame. The image itself is 14 & 1/2" x 9 & 1/4" and is housed in a 18& 1/2" x 13&1/4"...more frame. Excellent.

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WWI HAND TINTED PHOTOGRAPH OF POLISH SOLDIER

Lot # 49 (Sale Order: 61 of 987)      

Hand tinted photograph of a Polish soldier housed in a rectangular bubble frame. The image itself is 19& 3/4" x 11 & 3/4" and is housed in a 14" x 22" frame. Excellent.

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IMPERIAL BAVARIAN IDENTIFIED SOLDIER MEMORIAL

Lot # 50 (Sale Order: 62 of 987)      

Beautifully hand colored memorial to Sebastian Eichinger who served as a reservist from1909 - 1911 at Germershelm, Bavaria in th 7thBattalion 2nd Bavarian Fusilier Regiment. A photograph of Eichinger's face is actually superimposed on this memorial. The back of the memorial contains additional hand written information. The memorial is 16 &1/2" x13 & 3/8" and is housed in a 22 & 3/8x 19 & 1/2" frame. Excellent
Beautifully hand colored memorial to Sebastian Eichinger who served as a reservist from1909 - 1911 at Germershelm, Bavaria in th 7thBattalion 2nd Bavarian Fusilier Regime...morent. A photograph of Eichinger's face is actually superimposed on this memorial. The back of the memorial contains additional hand written information. The memorial is 16 &1/2" x13 & 3/8" and is housed in a 22 & 3/8x 19 & 1/2" frame. Excellent

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WW1 IMPERIAL TSARIST IMPERIAL FINGER RING WWI

Lot # 51 (Sale Order: 63 of 987)      

This very handsome ring is one of those that came to be known as the "Tsarist Patriots' Ring," after the criminal Bolshevik hordes took over Holy Mother Russia and murdered the Tsar and his family. Many of the noble aristocratic people left for England, Spain, and especially, Germany. Some of those who fled were artists and jewelers such as Fabergé! They often set up shops in Berlin, Munich, and other German cities. One of the artistic endeavors was to create jewelry that showed solidarity and belief with the tenants of Romanov dynasty, Russia; therefore, this particular ring came to exist. They were crafted both in silver and gold and most had the Imperial double-headed eagle on the blue enamel field (blue was the Romanov color). The one we offer here is in silver and has the mark of some maker (unidentified) is found on the outside of the ring shank. The ring has beautiful designs on the sides that represent a sprig of acacia, the immortal bush! This is quite significant in that the hopes for restoration of the monarchy also sprung eternal in the hearts of these patriots. The acacia was a symbol of resurrection and eternal life to the Christians, but also to the Egyptians, Greeks, and is part of the Masonic ritual. These rings are a wonderful memento of the Tsarist world of refinement and beauty.
This very handsome ring is one of those that came to be known as the "Tsarist Patriots' Ring," after the criminal Bolshevik hordes took over Holy Mother Russia and murder...moreed the Tsar and his family. Many of the noble aristocratic people left for England, Spain, and especially, Germany. Some of those who fled were artists and jewelers such as Fabergé! They often set up shops in Berlin, Munich, and other German cities. One of the artistic endeavors was to create jewelry that showed solidarity and belief with the tenants of Romanov dynasty, Russia; therefore, this particular ring came to exist. They were crafted both in silver and gold and most had the Imperial double-headed eagle on the blue enamel field (blue was the Romanov color). The one we offer here is in silver and has the mark of some maker (unidentified) is found on the outside of the ring shank. The ring has beautiful designs on the sides that represent a sprig of acacia, the immortal bush! This is quite significant in that the hopes for restoration of the monarchy also sprung eternal in the hearts of these patriots. The acacia was a symbol of resurrection and eternal life to the Christians, but also to the Egyptians, Greeks, and is part of the Masonic ritual. These rings are a wonderful memento of the Tsarist world of refinement and beauty.

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WW1 IMPERIAL GERMAN BLACK SHAME MEDAL KARL GOETZ

Lot # 52 (Sale Order: 64 of 987)      

The history of the French occupation of the Rhineland is replete with horrific stories of cruelty and wanton murder of the German population. But by far the most-often-repeated crimes of those savages was rape. French use of Black Troops was nothing short of a national insult cast at a nation that the French hated with a passion. Rage was so rampant that it seemed to influence the NS initiative to at least sterilize the Black children of the Rhineland occupation. France recruited 190,000 African Negroes before and during WWI. As for the Rhineland occupation, if only white French troops had advanced into the Rhineland in 1918 and 1919, the effect would have been to increase the proportion of Black Forces in the French homeland behind the French Frontier. But the main motivation in using Black Troops in the occupation was France’s belief in the strategic psychological effect that these troops would have on their military adversaries. It has been admitted the French were engaged in a blatant and obvious kind of psychological warfare against the Germans. They knew well that this would be viewed by the hated Germans as the basis of a radicalized insult to what the Teutons perceived as Germanic culture and civilization. To the Germans, these African “soldiers” were symbols of barbarous savagery as this was Germany’s first domestic encounter with Negroids within its national boundaries. In the summer of 1920, German officials estimated the number at thirty and forty thousand. These Black Troops were mustered from France’s colonial holdings in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Madagascar, and Senegal. The post-WWI military occupation of Germany lasted from 1919 to 1930, but Negroid troops were left there longer to shame the German people. Black occupation troops became the focus of international attention in 1920 when, in Frankfurt, Black French Moroccan soldiers fired upon civilians, killing several, and wounding many more. After this, the London Daily Herald published an article entitled “The Black Scourge in Europe: Sexual Horror Let Loose by France on the Rhine,” which marked the beginning of an international outcry against the sexual misconduct of Negroid troops in Germany. This new emphasis on the sexual element set off a chain reaction of outrage and condemnation among press people and various international actors who invoked themselves. In fact, six parliamentary delegations petitioned the British and German governments for investigation and inquiry into rapes and assaults by Black Soldiers on civilians in the occupied territory. The cry was “our youth in danger, and the Rhineland was being disgraced and polluted;” the dignity of the Germans and the white race was implied. This sexual misconduct that had reached huge proportions must be contained, and the Negroids must be sent back to “La Belle France.” The uncontained sexual proclivities of the savages was doing irreversible damages to the German woman victims, but no thoughts of miscegenation is hardly imaginable. When German arms crushed the British Expeditionary forces at Dunkirk, then French forces also surrendered there at Dunkirk, and other French geographical locations overrun by the Wehrmacht and several German newsreels showed the Negroid troops being run out of the villages. As the prisoners are lined up, you can see the faces of these former jungle and desert dwelling savages. They even consent to doing an African war dance for the amused German soldiers with all the drum sets and bone practicing to the sound of Uhg’s and Boo-Boo’s. These white French soldiers asked the German officers if they would be so kind as to shoot the tribesmen so the French soldiers would not have to share the POW quarters with them. In some cases, where interrogation brought out that some of the Negroids were in the Rhineland occupation, the wishes of the French soldiers were granted summarily! The medal is called The Black Watch on the Rhine (Die Schwarze Wacht am Rhine). It was struck by the great medalist Karl Goetz as a protest to the sending of the Black Colonial Troops to occupy the Rhine territory, and the sexual depravity. The inscription on the obverse is ‘Liberty, Fraternity, Equality 1920.’ This is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the French national motto. On the back is a description of a nude female figure tied to a phallus that has a French helmet at its tip. The all-seeing eye of French masonry within the triangle seems to overlook and direct the savage scene. The initials for Karl Goetz are seen at the bottom. The words around the edge are Die Schwarze Schande (The Black Shame!). The Negroid soldier on the front looks much like the ones lined up as prisoners in the German WWII film. This is a great metallic piece from the historic epoch of the turbulent century.
The history of the French occupation of the Rhineland is replete with horrific stories of cruelty and wanton murder of the German population. But by far the most-often-re...morepeated crimes of those savages was rape. French use of Black Troops was nothing short of a national insult cast at a nation that the French hated with a passion. Rage was so rampant that it seemed to influence the NS initiative to at least sterilize the Black children of the Rhineland occupation. France recruited 190,000 African Negroes before and during WWI. As for the Rhineland occupation, if only white French troops had advanced into the Rhineland in 1918 and 1919, the effect would have been to increase the proportion of Black Forces in the French homeland behind the French Frontier. But the main motivation in using Black Troops in the occupation was France’s belief in the strategic psychological effect that these troops would have on their military adversaries. It has been admitted the French were engaged in a blatant and obvious kind of psychological warfare against the Germans. They knew well that this would be viewed by the hated Germans as the basis of a radicalized insult to what the Teutons perceived as Germanic culture and civilization. To the Germans, these African “soldiers” were symbols of barbarous savagery as this was Germany’s first domestic encounter with Negroids within its national boundaries. In the summer of 1920, German officials estimated the number at thirty and forty thousand. These Black Troops were mustered from France’s colonial holdings in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Madagascar, and Senegal. The post-WWI military occupation of Germany lasted from 1919 to 1930, but Negroid troops were left there longer to shame the German people. Black occupation troops became the focus of international attention in 1920 when, in Frankfurt, Black French Moroccan soldiers fired upon civilians, killing several, and wounding many more. After this, the London Daily Herald published an article entitled “The Black Scourge in Europe: Sexual Horror Let Loose by France on the Rhine,” which marked the beginning of an international outcry against the sexual misconduct of Negroid troops in Germany. This new emphasis on the sexual element set off a chain reaction of outrage and condemnation among press people and various international actors who invoked themselves. In fact, six parliamentary delegations petitioned the British and German governments for investigation and inquiry into rapes and assaults by Black Soldiers on civilians in the occupied territory. The cry was “our youth in danger, and the Rhineland was being disgraced and polluted;” the dignity of the Germans and the white race was implied. This sexual misconduct that had reached huge proportions must be contained, and the Negroids must be sent back to “La Belle France.” The uncontained sexual proclivities of the savages was doing irreversible damages to the German woman victims, but no thoughts of miscegenation is hardly imaginable. When German arms crushed the British Expeditionary forces at Dunkirk, then French forces also surrendered there at Dunkirk, and other French geographical locations overrun by the Wehrmacht and several German newsreels showed the Negroid troops being run out of the villages. As the prisoners are lined up, you can see the faces of these former jungle and desert dwelling savages. They even consent to doing an African war dance for the amused German soldiers with all the drum sets and bone practicing to the sound of Uhg’s and Boo-Boo’s. These white French soldiers asked the German officers if they would be so kind as to shoot the tribesmen so the French soldiers would not have to share the POW quarters with them. In some cases, where interrogation brought out that some of the Negroids were in the Rhineland occupation, the wishes of the French soldiers were granted summarily! The medal is called The Black Watch on the Rhine (Die Schwarze Wacht am Rhine). It was struck by the great medalist Karl Goetz as a protest to the sending of the Black Colonial Troops to occupy the Rhine territory, and the sexual depravity. The inscription on the obverse is ‘Liberty, Fraternity, Equality 1920.’ This is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the French national motto. On the back is a description of a nude female figure tied to a phallus that has a French helmet at its tip. The all-seeing eye of French masonry within the triangle seems to overlook and direct the savage scene. The initials for Karl Goetz are seen at the bottom. The words around the edge are Die Schwarze Schande (The Black Shame!). The Negroid soldier on the front looks much like the ones lined up as prisoners in the German WWII film. This is a great metallic piece from the historic epoch of the turbulent century.

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WWI AMERICAN FIELD SERVICE IDED MEMORIAL & PHOTO

Lot # 53 (Sale Order: 65 of 987)      

American Field Service and Reserve Mallet service memorial identified to Sergeant Frank William Holmes of West Medford, Massachusetts. This beautiful lithograph features an actual photograph of Holmes tipped in to the center. Holmes' service record is recorded on the back of the frame; "Frank William Holmes of West Medford, Mass. graduated from M.I.T.. Driver in the American Field Service, French Army; June to October 1917. Sergeant in the Motor Transport Corps, U.S> Army September 18, 1918. In France from June, 1917 to June 6, 1919. Participated in the following; Chemin des Dames Offensive Oct 23-27, 1917: Somme Defensive, March 21st to April 6, 1918; Aisne May 27 to June 5: Montdidier - Noyan defensive, June 9 - 13; Champagne - Marne Defensive, July 15-18; Aisne-Marne Offensive, July 18 to Aug. 5; Somme Offensive Aug 8 to Sept 17: Oise-Aisne offensive Sept 18-27; Meuse-Argonne Oct. 1 - Nov. 11, 1918." This lithograph was Copyrighted at Boston, Mass. May 1917, by Chas. E. Neville and measures 19" x 12&3/4" and is housed in a 20" x 13&3/4" frame. There is a small section of damage on the lithograph at the tip of the eagle's right wing. very good.

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IMPERIAL GERMAN PHOTOGRAPH REITKURSUS POTSDAM 1897

Lot # 54 (Sale Order: 66 of 987)      

Large format photograph of the Reitkursus (Riding Course) in Potsdam 1897. The image is titled on the mat and all of the soldiers are identified. Photograph taken by"Ernst Eichgrunn hofphot. Potsdam, Nauener Str.27.". The 8 & 5/8" x 6 & 1/2" photograph is mounted on a mat and housed in a 16 & 1/2" x 14 & 1/4" frame. excellent.
Large format photograph of the Reitkursus (Riding Course) in Potsdam 1897. The image is titled on the mat and all of the soldiers are identified. Photograph taken by"Erns...moret Eichgrunn hofphot. Potsdam, Nauener Str.27.". The 8 & 5/8" x 6 & 1/2" photograph is mounted on a mat and housed in a 16 & 1/2" x 14 & 1/4" frame. excellent.

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WWI US 3RD ARMY 1919 COBLENZGERMANY SOUVENIR MAT

Lot # 55 (Sale Order: 67 of 987)      

Theater made souvenir velvet mat with a bullion border featuring a large chain stitched 3rd Army Patch with the wording "Coblenz 1919" and surrounded by bullion on felt and felt on felt patches of the 7th Corps, 3rd Corps, 90th Division, and 89th Division. The 3rd army patch is 5%1/2" in diameter. The souvenir mat measures 23&1/4" x 15&3/4". excellent.
Theater made souvenir velvet mat with a bullion border featuring a large chain stitched 3rd Army Patch with the wording "Coblenz 1919" and surrounded by bullion on felt a...morend felt on felt patches of the 7th Corps, 3rd Corps, 90th Division, and 89th Division. The 3rd army patch is 5%1/2" in diameter. The souvenir mat measures 23&1/4" x 15&3/4". excellent.

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WWI German Bavarian Pilot Badge by Carl Poellath

Lot # 56 (Sale Order: 68 of 987)      

This is an excellent example of the Bavarian Pilot Badge from the enduring saga of WWI Air War. The detail is ultra magnificent with the oak leaves and palm leaves in so high a detail that they look like they have been applied piece by piece. The airplane is also spectacular in detail as is the magnificent crown; Carl Poellath was a maker of the highest renown. The piece has the barrell step fastening device with straight pin. The backside under the company name is the word silber (silver). This is a rarely found maker and he was the best! This is what we term a “special strike.” An example of the highest excellence of the medallist art. This, unlike most of the fine Poellath, has the flat back without the sun ray design that emits from the name in the center. Absolutely stunning in feature, form and design.
This is an excellent example of the Bavarian Pilot Badge from the enduring saga of WWI Air War. The detail is ultra magnificent with the oak leaves and palm leaves in so ...morehigh a detail that they look like they have been applied piece by piece. The airplane is also spectacular in detail as is the magnificent crown; Carl Poellath was a maker of the highest renown. The piece has the barrell step fastening device with straight pin. The backside under the company name is the word silber (silver). This is a rarely found maker and he was the best! This is what we term a “special strike.” An example of the highest excellence of the medallist art. This, unlike most of the fine Poellath, has the flat back without the sun ray design that emits from the name in the center. Absolutely stunning in feature, form and design.

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WWI ASSOCIATED NEWS SERVICE WINDOW BULLETINS (2)

Lot # 57 (Sale Order: 69 of 987)      

2 Associated News Service Window bulletins published by the Elliot Service Co. inc. 141 - 145 W 36th Street, New York. The first bulletin, dated January 6, 1919, is titled Americans Cross Moselle into Germany and features a photograph of 18th Infantry doughboys crossing the river. The second bulletin, dated February 26, 1919 is titled "With the "Rainbow Division" in Germany!" and features a photograph of the Tennessee Division Ambulance Company in Neuenahr, Germany. Both photographs are from and copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood N.Y. from the Elliot Service Co. , N.Y. The bulletins measure 17" x 14" and do show wear with some corner chips and small edge tears. very good.
2 Associated News Service Window bulletins published by the Elliot Service Co. inc. 141 - 145 W 36th Street, New York. The first bulletin, dated January 6, 1919, is title...mored Americans Cross Moselle into Germany and features a photograph of 18th Infantry doughboys crossing the river. The second bulletin, dated February 26, 1919 is titled "With the "Rainbow Division" in Germany!" and features a photograph of the Tennessee Division Ambulance Company in Neuenahr, Germany. Both photographs are from and copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood N.Y. from the Elliot Service Co. , N.Y. The bulletins measure 17" x 14" and do show wear with some corner chips and small edge tears. very good.

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WW1 IMPERIAL GERMAN 3 PLACE MEDAL BAR WWI

Lot # 58 (Sale Order: 70 of 987)      

WW1 Imperial German 3 place medal bar to include 1914 EK II, Hamburg Hanseatic Cross and a 1914-1918 Honor Cross. Complete with original pin back device and matching ribbon bar. Excellent
WW1 Imperial German 3 place medal bar to include 1914 EK II, Hamburg Hanseatic Cross and a 1914-1918 Honor Cross. Complete with original pin back device and matching ribb...moreon bar. Excellent

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WWI U.S. SIGNAL CORPS PILLOW SHAM

Lot # 59 (Sale Order: 71 of 987)      

United States Signal Corps pillow sham made of felt with embroidered signal corps insignia and lettering. excellent.

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WW1 NAMED 3RD DIVISION PAINTED HELMET GAS MASK WWI

Lot # 60 (Sale Order: 72 of 987)      

WW1 US 3rd Army named painted helmet and gas mask bag. The gas mask bag in purple ink is nicely inked "Sgt. 1st Class Frank A. Downes Co. B. - 5th F.S.B. (Field Signal Battalion) I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR" Also inked is three overseas stripes along with a third Army patch as well as a 3rd Division insignia. The bag is in excellent condition and size marked 3. The helmet likewise is in excellent condition, complete with liner and chinstrap with a lot number ZC 181. On the leather chinstrap are the initials F.A.D. (Sgt. 1st Class Frank A. Downes). To the front of the helmet is am expertly crafted 3rd Divisional insignia. History World War I The 3rd Division was activated 21 November 1917, seven months after the American entry into World War I, at Camp Greene, North Carolina. Eight months later, it saw combat for the first time in France on the Western Front. Order of battle Headquarters, 3rd Division 5th Infantry Brigade 4th Infantry Regiment 7th Infantry Regiment 8th Machine Gun Battalion 6th Infantry Brigade 30th Infantry Regiment 38th Infantry Regiment 9th Machine Gun Battalion 3rd Field Artillery Brigade 10th Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm) 18th Field Artillery Regiment (155 mm) 76th Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm) 3rd Trench Mortar Battery 7th Machine Gun Battalion 6th Engineer Regiment 5th Field Signal Battalion Headquarters Troop, 3rd Division 3rd Train Headquarters and Military Police 3rd Ammunition Train 3rd Supply Train 3rd Engineer Train 3rd Sanitary Train 5th, 7th, 26th, and 27th Ambulance Companies and Field Hospitals At midnight on 14 July 1918, the division earned lasting distinction. Engaged in the Aisne-Marne Offensive as a member of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) to Europe, the division was protecting the French capital of Paris with a position on the banks of the Marne River. The 7th Machine Gun Battalion of the 3rd Division rushed to Château-Thierry amid retreating French troops and held the Germans back at the Marne River. While surrounding units retreated, the 3rd Division, including the 4th, 30th and 38th Infantry Regiments, remained steadfast throughout the Second Battle of the Marne, and Colonel Ulysses G. McAlexander's dogged defense earned the 3rd Division its nickname as the "Rock of the Marne". During the massive attack, the 3rd Infantry Division's commanding officer, Major General Joseph T. Dickman, famously cried out "Nous Resterons La" (We Shall Remain Here). Their Blue and White insignia also earned them the nickname The Blue and White Devils." The rest of the division was absorbed under French command until brought back together under the command of Major General Joseph T. Dickman and by 15 July 1918 they took the brunt of what was to be the last German offensive of the war. General John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, Commander-in-chief (C-in-C) of the AEF on the Western Front, called this stand "one of the most brilliant pages in the annals of military history". During the war two members of the division were awarded the Medal of Honor. Casualties during the war were 3,177 killed in action with 12,940 wounded.
WW1 US 3rd Army named painted helmet and gas mask bag. The gas mask bag in purple ink is nicely inked "Sgt. 1st Class Frank A. Downes Co. B. - 5th F.S.B. (Field Signal Ba...morettalion) I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR" Also inked is three overseas stripes along with a third Army patch as well as a 3rd Division insignia. The bag is in excellent condition and size marked 3. The helmet likewise is in excellent condition, complete with liner and chinstrap with a lot number ZC 181. On the leather chinstrap are the initials F.A.D. (Sgt. 1st Class Frank A. Downes). To the front of the helmet is am expertly crafted 3rd Divisional insignia. History World War I The 3rd Division was activated 21 November 1917, seven months after the American entry into World War I, at Camp Greene, North Carolina. Eight months later, it saw combat for the first time in France on the Western Front. Order of battle Headquarters, 3rd Division 5th Infantry Brigade 4th Infantry Regiment 7th Infantry Regiment 8th Machine Gun Battalion 6th Infantry Brigade 30th Infantry Regiment 38th Infantry Regiment 9th Machine Gun Battalion 3rd Field Artillery Brigade 10th Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm) 18th Field Artillery Regiment (155 mm) 76th Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm) 3rd Trench Mortar Battery 7th Machine Gun Battalion 6th Engineer Regiment 5th Field Signal Battalion Headquarters Troop, 3rd Division 3rd Train Headquarters and Military Police 3rd Ammunition Train 3rd Supply Train 3rd Engineer Train 3rd Sanitary Train 5th, 7th, 26th, and 27th Ambulance Companies and Field Hospitals At midnight on 14 July 1918, the division earned lasting distinction. Engaged in the Aisne-Marne Offensive as a member of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) to Europe, the division was protecting the French capital of Paris with a position on the banks of the Marne River. The 7th Machine Gun Battalion of the 3rd Division rushed to Château-Thierry amid retreating French troops and held the Germans back at the Marne River. While surrounding units retreated, the 3rd Division, including the 4th, 30th and 38th Infantry Regiments, remained steadfast throughout the Second Battle of the Marne, and Colonel Ulysses G. McAlexander's dogged defense earned the 3rd Division its nickname as the "Rock of the Marne". During the massive attack, the 3rd Infantry Division's commanding officer, Major General Joseph T. Dickman, famously cried out "Nous Resterons La" (We Shall Remain Here). Their Blue and White insignia also earned them the nickname The Blue and White Devils." The rest of the division was absorbed under French command until brought back together under the command of Major General Joseph T. Dickman and by 15 July 1918 they took the brunt of what was to be the last German offensive of the war. General John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, Commander-in-chief (C-in-C) of the AEF on the Western Front, called this stand "one of the most brilliant pages in the annals of military history". During the war two members of the division were awarded the Medal of Honor. Casualties during the war were 3,177 killed in action with 12,940 wounded.

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WWI NUMBERED US DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS DSC

Lot # 60a (Sale Order: 73 of 987)      

Beautiful condition WW1 Distinguished Service Cross numbered on the lower cross's arm 4720 and is in excellent condition including the original silk ribbon and wrapped brooch. Awarding history World War I During World War I, 6,309 awards of the Distinguished Service Cross were made to 6,185 recipients. Several dozen Army soldiers, as well as eight marines and two French Army officers, received two Distinguished Service Crosses. A handful, mostly Air Service aviators, were decorated three or more times. Eddie Rickenbacker, the top U.S. ace of the war, was awarded a record eight Distinguished Service Crosses, one of which was later upgraded to the Medal of Honor, while flying with the 94th Aero Squadron. Fellow aviators Douglas Campbell, also of the 94th, and Frank O'Driscoll "Monk" Hunter of the 103rd Aero Squadron each received five. Another 94th aviator, Reed McKinley Chambers, was awarded four Distinguished Service Crosses. Three aviators received three Distinguished Service Crosses – Murray K. Guthrie of the 13th Aero Squadron, Ralph A. O'Neill of the 147th Aero Squadron, and Glen A. Preston, an aerial observation pilot with the 99th Aero Squadron. Among other prominent aviators were Billy Mitchell, the Chief of Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force; Frank Luke of the 27th Aero Squadron, who was honored with the Medal of Honor and two Distinguished Service Crosses; and Sumner Sewall of the 95th Aero Squadron, recipient of two Distinguished Service Crosses, who served as Governor of Maine from 1941 to 1945. Edward Peck Curtis, also of the 95th Aero Squadron received the Distinguished Service Cross as a First Lieutenant. Colonel John H. Parker, the commander of the 102nd Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, was the only ground soldier in World War I to receive four Distinguished Service Crosses. First Lieutenant Oscar B. Nelson of the 168th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division, was honored three times, the third award being posthumous. Several men who had previously received the Medal of Honor received the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I. Most notable of these was Marine legend Daniel Daly, who was twice decorated with the Medal of Honor, and who received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism as First Sergeant of the 73rd Company, Sixth Marine Regiment, during the Battle of Belleau Wood in June 1918. Col. Charles Evans Kilbourne, Jr., who received the Medal of Honor in the Philippine Insurrection, was decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross as chief of staff of the 89th Division. James B. McConnell, also decorated with the Medal of Honor for actions in the Philippines as a private with the 33rd Infantry, received the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously as a first lieutenant with the 4th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Division. Marine Colonel Hiram I. Bearss, recipient of the Medal of Honor in the Philippines, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross while attached to the 102nd Infantry Regiment, 26th Division. Marine Gunner Henry L. Hulbert, also a recipient of the Navy Medal of Honor in the Philippines, received the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery while serving with the Fifth Marine Regiment during the Battle of Belleau Wood. Spanish–American War Medal of Honor recipient John H. Quick also received the Distinguished Service Cross at Belleau Wood as Sergeant Major of the Sixth Marine Regiment. Besides Rickenbacker, several men received both the Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Service Cross during World War I. Navy recipients were John Henry Balch, a U.S. Navy Pharmacist's Mate, and Joel T. Boone, a U.S. Navy Lieutenant (Medical Corps), both attached to the Sixth Marine Regiment. Army recipients were Private Daniel R. Edwards of the 3rd Machine-Gun Battalion, 1st Division, Colonel William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan of the 165th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division, and Second Lieutenant Samuel I. Parker of the 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division. Two recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross during World War I went on to earn the Medal of Honor in World War II – Major (later Brigadier General) Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. of the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, son of the former President, and Brigadier General (later General of the Army) Douglas MacArthur of the 42nd Division. Other recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I who went on to acclaim in World War II include George S. Patton, Jr. and Carl Spaatz. Among other prominent recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross during World War I were Brigadier General John L. Hines, decorated as commanding general of the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, and Major General Charles P. Summerall, decorated as commanding general of the 1st Division, who both went on to serve as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army.
Beautiful condition WW1 Distinguished Service Cross numbered on the lower cross's arm 4720 and is in excellent condition including the original silk ribbon and wrapped br...moreooch. Awarding history World War I During World War I, 6,309 awards of the Distinguished Service Cross were made to 6,185 recipients. Several dozen Army soldiers, as well as eight marines and two French Army officers, received two Distinguished Service Crosses. A handful, mostly Air Service aviators, were decorated three or more times. Eddie Rickenbacker, the top U.S. ace of the war, was awarded a record eight Distinguished Service Crosses, one of which was later upgraded to the Medal of Honor, while flying with the 94th Aero Squadron. Fellow aviators Douglas Campbell, also of the 94th, and Frank O'Driscoll "Monk" Hunter of the 103rd Aero Squadron each received five. Another 94th aviator, Reed McKinley Chambers, was awarded four Distinguished Service Crosses. Three aviators received three Distinguished Service Crosses – Murray K. Guthrie of the 13th Aero Squadron, Ralph A. O'Neill of the 147th Aero Squadron, and Glen A. Preston, an aerial observation pilot with the 99th Aero Squadron. Among other prominent aviators were Billy Mitchell, the Chief of Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force; Frank Luke of the 27th Aero Squadron, who was honored with the Medal of Honor and two Distinguished Service Crosses; and Sumner Sewall of the 95th Aero Squadron, recipient of two Distinguished Service Crosses, who served as Governor of Maine from 1941 to 1945. Edward Peck Curtis, also of the 95th Aero Squadron received the Distinguished Service Cross as a First Lieutenant. Colonel John H. Parker, the commander of the 102nd Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, was the only ground soldier in World War I to receive four Distinguished Service Crosses. First Lieutenant Oscar B. Nelson of the 168th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division, was honored three times, the third award being posthumous. Several men who had previously received the Medal of Honor received the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I. Most notable of these was Marine legend Daniel Daly, who was twice decorated with the Medal of Honor, and who received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism as First Sergeant of the 73rd Company, Sixth Marine Regiment, during the Battle of Belleau Wood in June 1918. Col. Charles Evans Kilbourne, Jr., who received the Medal of Honor in the Philippine Insurrection, was decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross as chief of staff of the 89th Division. James B. McConnell, also decorated with the Medal of Honor for actions in the Philippines as a private with the 33rd Infantry, received the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously as a first lieutenant with the 4th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Division. Marine Colonel Hiram I. Bearss, recipient of the Medal of Honor in the Philippines, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross while attached to the 102nd Infantry Regiment, 26th Division. Marine Gunner Henry L. Hulbert, also a recipient of the Navy Medal of Honor in the Philippines, received the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery while serving with the Fifth Marine Regiment during the Battle of Belleau Wood. Spanish–American War Medal of Honor recipient John H. Quick also received the Distinguished Service Cross at Belleau Wood as Sergeant Major of the Sixth Marine Regiment. Besides Rickenbacker, several men received both the Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Service Cross during World War I. Navy recipients were John Henry Balch, a U.S. Navy Pharmacist's Mate, and Joel T. Boone, a U.S. Navy Lieutenant (Medical Corps), both attached to the Sixth Marine Regiment. Army recipients were Private Daniel R. Edwards of the 3rd Machine-Gun Battalion, 1st Division, Colonel William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan of the 165th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division, and Second Lieutenant Samuel I. Parker of the 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division. Two recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross during World War I went on to earn the Medal of Honor in World War II – Major (later Brigadier General) Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. of the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, son of the former President, and Brigadier General (later General of the Army) Douglas MacArthur of the 42nd Division. Other recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I who went on to acclaim in World War II include George S. Patton, Jr. and Carl Spaatz. Among other prominent recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross during World War I were Brigadier General John L. Hines, decorated as commanding general of the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, and Major General Charles P. Summerall, decorated as commanding general of the 1st Division, who both went on to serve as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army.

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WW1 DISTRICT OF PARIS MTC UNIFORM W/ MEDAL WWI

Lot # 61 (Sale Order: 74 of 987)      

Beautiful WW1 US Army District Of Paris uniform. The tunic is adorned with a bullion District of Paris theater made patch on the left sleeve. Also on the sleeve is a red discharged stripe and two gold overseas stripes. On the right sleeve is a sergeant chevron. To the collar is a nicely matched pair of enlisted collar disk consisting of US and a MTC or Motor Transport Corps winged helmet. The chest is adorned with a Winged Victory Medal with a single FRANCE bar, just above the medal is a matching ribbon bar. The tunic is roughly a size 38 and in excellent condition and was tailored by Browning King & Co. Inside the lower pocket is an overseas cap with a MTC collar device. Excellent
Beautiful WW1 US Army District Of Paris uniform. The tunic is adorned with a bullion District of Paris theater made patch on the left sleeve. Also on the sleeve is a red ...moredischarged stripe and two gold overseas stripes. On the right sleeve is a sergeant chevron. To the collar is a nicely matched pair of enlisted collar disk consisting of US and a MTC or Motor Transport Corps winged helmet. The chest is adorned with a Winged Victory Medal with a single FRANCE bar, just above the medal is a matching ribbon bar. The tunic is roughly a size 38 and in excellent condition and was tailored by Browning King & Co. Inside the lower pocket is an overseas cap with a MTC collar device. Excellent

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WW1 NAMED 3RD ARMY 37TH ENGINEERS TUNIC & MEDALS

Lot # 62 (Sale Order: 75 of 987)      

WW1 US Army 3rd Army named tunic with medals. Tunic is in excellent condition along with the medals it it's chest. The tunic to the inside has the initials along with his full ASN. The tunic to the left sleeve has a German made 3rd Army patch as well as a Discharge Stripe and finally a single gold overseas stripe. On the right is a engineer specialty patch. The collar has numbered brass US 37 and the standard engineer castle. The chest has three medals including 1932 American Legion medal that is named to H. R. Maloney for the meeting held at Portland Oregon. The second is a Oregon State Victory Medal and finally a Winged Victory Medal with four bars including Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, Muese-Argonne and Defensive Sector. Activation and World War I The Third United States Army was first activated as a formation during the First World War on 7 November 1918, at Chaumont, France, when the General Headquarters of the American Expeditionary Forces issued General Order 198 organizing the Third Army and announcing its headquarters staff. On the 15th, Major General Joseph T. Dickman assumed command and issued Third Army General Order No. 1. The third Army consisted of three corps (III, Maj. Gen. John L. Hines; IV, Maj. Gen. Charles Muir; and VII, Maj. Gen. William G. Hahn) and seven divisions. First mission On 15 November 1918, Major General Dickman was given the mission to move quickly and by any means into Central Germany on occupation duties. He was to disarm and disband German forces as ordered by General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces. The march into Germany for occupation duty was begun on 17 November 1918. By 15 December the Third Army Headquarters at Mayen opened at Coblenz. Two days later, on 17 December 1918, the Coblenz bridgehead, consisting of a pontoon bridge and three railroad bridges across the Rhine, had been established. Third Army troops had encountered no hostile act of any sort. In the occupied area, both food and coal supplies were sufficient. The crossing of the Rhine by the front line divisions was effected in good time and without confusion. Troops, upon crossing the Rhine and reaching their assigned areas, were billeted preparatory to occupying selected positions for defense. The strength of the Third Army as of 19 December, the date the bridgehead occupation was completed, was 9,638 officers and 221,070 enlisted men. Third Army advance On 12 December, Field Order No. 11 issued, directed the Third Army to occupy the northern sector of the Coblenz bridgehead, with the advance elements to cross the Rhine river at seven o'clock, 13 December. The northern (left) boundary remained unchanged. The southern (right) boundary was as has been previously mentioned. Before the advance, the 1st Division passed to the command of the III Corps. With three divisions, the 1st, 2d, and 32d, the III Corps occupied the American sector of the Coblenz bridgehead, the movement of the troops into position beginning at the scheduled hour, 13 December. The four bridges available for crossing the river within the Coblenz bridgehead were the pontoon bridge and railroad bridge at Coblenz, the railroad bridges at Engers and Remagen. On 13 December the advance began with the American khaki crossing the Rhine into advanced positions. On the same day the 42d Division passed to the command of the IV Corps, which, in support of the III Corps, continued its march to occupy the Kreise of Mayen, Ahrweiler, Adenau, and Cochem. The VII Corps occupied under the same order that portion of the Regierungsbezirk of Trier within army limits. On 15 December, Third Army Headquarters at Mayen opened at Coblenz: III Corps Headquarters at Polch opened at Neuwied and IV Corps Headquarters remained at Cochem, with the VII Corps at Grevenmacher. In crossing the Rhine on the shortened front—from Rolandseck to Rhens on the west bank—the Third Army encountered no hostile act of any sort. In the occupied area both food and coal supplies were sufficient. By the night of 14 December, Third Army troops had occupied their positions on the perimeter of the Coblenz bridgehead. Army of Occupation During January 1919, the Third Army was engaged in training and preparing the troops under its command for any contingency. A letter of instruction was circulated to lower commanders prescribing a plan of action in case hostilities were resumed. Installations were set up throughout the Army area to facilitate command. In February, military schools were opened through the Third Army area; a quartermaster depot was organized; 2,000 officers and enlisted men left to take courses in British and French universities; better leave facilities were created; and plans for sending American divisions to the United States were made. On 4 February, the military control of the Stadtkreis of Trier was transferred from GHQ to the Third Army.
WW1 US Army 3rd Army named tunic with medals. Tunic is in excellent condition along with the medals it it's chest. The tunic to the inside has the initials along with his...more full ASN. The tunic to the left sleeve has a German made 3rd Army patch as well as a Discharge Stripe and finally a single gold overseas stripe. On the right is a engineer specialty patch. The collar has numbered brass US 37 and the standard engineer castle. The chest has three medals including 1932 American Legion medal that is named to H. R. Maloney for the meeting held at Portland Oregon. The second is a Oregon State Victory Medal and finally a Winged Victory Medal with four bars including Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, Muese-Argonne and Defensive Sector. Activation and World War I The Third United States Army was first activated as a formation during the First World War on 7 November 1918, at Chaumont, France, when the General Headquarters of the American Expeditionary Forces issued General Order 198 organizing the Third Army and announcing its headquarters staff. On the 15th, Major General Joseph T. Dickman assumed command and issued Third Army General Order No. 1. The third Army consisted of three corps (III, Maj. Gen. John L. Hines; IV, Maj. Gen. Charles Muir; and VII, Maj. Gen. William G. Hahn) and seven divisions. First mission On 15 November 1918, Major General Dickman was given the mission to move quickly and by any means into Central Germany on occupation duties. He was to disarm and disband German forces as ordered by General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces. The march into Germany for occupation duty was begun on 17 November 1918. By 15 December the Third Army Headquarters at Mayen opened at Coblenz. Two days later, on 17 December 1918, the Coblenz bridgehead, consisting of a pontoon bridge and three railroad bridges across the Rhine, had been established. Third Army troops had encountered no hostile act of any sort. In the occupied area, both food and coal supplies were sufficient. The crossing of the Rhine by the front line divisions was effected in good time and without confusion. Troops, upon crossing the Rhine and reaching their assigned areas, were billeted preparatory to occupying selected positions for defense. The strength of the Third Army as of 19 December, the date the bridgehead occupation was completed, was 9,638 officers and 221,070 enlisted men. Third Army advance On 12 December, Field Order No. 11 issued, directed the Third Army to occupy the northern sector of the Coblenz bridgehead, with the advance elements to cross the Rhine river at seven o'clock, 13 December. The northern (left) boundary remained unchanged. The southern (right) boundary was as has been previously mentioned. Before the advance, the 1st Division passed to the command of the III Corps. With three divisions, the 1st, 2d, and 32d, the III Corps occupied the American sector of the Coblenz bridgehead, the movement of the troops into position beginning at the scheduled hour, 13 December. The four bridges available for crossing the river within the Coblenz bridgehead were the pontoon bridge and railroad bridge at Coblenz, the railroad bridges at Engers and Remagen. On 13 December the advance began with the American khaki crossing the Rhine into advanced positions. On the same day the 42d Division passed to the command of the IV Corps, which, in support of the III Corps, continued its march to occupy the Kreise of Mayen, Ahrweiler, Adenau, and Cochem. The VII Corps occupied under the same order that portion of the Regierungsbezirk of Trier within army limits. On 15 December, Third Army Headquarters at Mayen opened at Coblenz: III Corps Headquarters at Polch opened at Neuwied and IV Corps Headquarters remained at Cochem, with the VII Corps at Grevenmacher. In crossing the Rhine on the shortened front—from Rolandseck to Rhens on the west bank—the Third Army encountered no hostile act of any sort. In the occupied area both food and coal supplies were sufficient. By the night of 14 December, Third Army troops had occupied their positions on the perimeter of the Coblenz bridgehead. Army of Occupation During January 1919, the Third Army was engaged in training and preparing the troops under its command for any contingency. A letter of instruction was circulated to lower commanders prescribing a plan of action in case hostilities were resumed. Installations were set up throughout the Army area to facilitate command. In February, military schools were opened through the Third Army area; a quartermaster depot was organized; 2,000 officers and enlisted men left to take courses in British and French universities; better leave facilities were created; and plans for sending American divisions to the United States were made. On 4 February, the military control of the Stadtkreis of Trier was transferred from GHQ to the Third Army.

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