Name: Original U.S. WWI US Army 30th Infantry Division Officer’s Named Pattern 1917 Tunic
SKU: 529542

Original U.S. WWI US Army 30th Infantry Division Officer’s Named Pattern 1917 Tunic

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Original Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of an Officers Pattern 1917 uniform tunic with correct period applied insignia. The tunic has a name on inside pocket tag and reads as A. MILBERN with a 1917 date on it. We have not been able to find any service information on this officer making for a wonderful research opportunity.

The uniform has an original hand stitched blue boxed monogram “XXX” inside an "O" (for "Old") inside the cross bars of an "H" (for "Hickory") on red background for the 30 infantry division aka the Old Hickory Division. The 30th Infantry Division was a unit of the Army National Guard in World War I and World War II. It was nicknamed the "Old Hickory" division, in honor of President Andrew Jackson. The Germans nicknamed this division "Roosevelt's SS.". The 30th Infantry Division was regarded by SLA Marshall as the number one infantry division in the European Theater of Operations (ETO), involved in 282 days of intense combat over a period from June 1944 through April 1945.

The division was originally activated as the 9th Division (drawing units from NC, SC, VA and TN) under a 1917 force plan, but changed designation after the outbreak of World War I. It was formally activated under its new title in October 1917, as a National Guard Division from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee.

Its organization included the 117th, 118th, 119th, 120th Infantry Regiments, the 113th, 114th, 115th Artillery Regiments, the 113th, 114th, 115th Machine Gun Battalions, and the 105th Engineer Regiment. The major operations it took part in were the Ypres-Lys, and the Somme offensive, in which it was one of the two US Army II Corps divisions (the other being the US 27th Division) to break the Hindenburg Line in the Battle of St. Quentin Canal. Its total casualties were 8,415. Its KIAs were 1,237, and WIAs 7,178.

The tunic is in overall wonderful condition aside from a button that is missing and two that are held on by safety pins. The collar insignia is the officers type and are infantry crossed rifles and US NG devices for the US National Guard.

A great example ready for further research and display.

Approximate Measurements:
Collar to shoulder: 9"
Shoulder to sleeve: 25”
Shoulder to shoulder: 15”
Chest width: 19"
Waist width: 16"
Hip width: 19.5"
Front length: 29.5"