M 1917 Service Coat

Object/Artifact

St. Charles History Museum

Name/Title

M 1917 Service Coat

Entry/Object ID

1236

Description

30"L 16" W Wool Olive drab wool Model 1917 Service coat with black cotton lining. Long sleeves, four patch pockets; five large blackened bronze buttons down front; four small buttons on pockets; two small buttons on epaulets. Two blackened bronze collar disks. Right, letter US Left, crossed cannon artillery Left arm, top to bottom: early type patch for motor transport corps. Initials MTC red/white on black felt circle. Single red small chevron denoting honorable discharge. Gold (tarnished) upside down chevron denoting six months overseas service. Note: donation included coat, puttees and gas mask. March 3 1918 30"L 16" W Conway co New York, New York Depot QM 1236abc World War I uniform, incomplete coat, puttees, gas mask. Belonged to Albert Peterson, brother of the donor. See Accession Number 1219 for the helmet. Given by Elbert Peterson in June, 1975.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Uniform

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Nov 11, 2004

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

November 11, 2004

Updated By

Krupa, Eric

Update Date

April 8, 2023