Description: ORIGINAL! WW1 US ARMY 78th " LIGHTNING DIVISION " SHOULDER PATCH WW1 US ARMY 78th " LIGHTNING DIVISION " SHOULDER PATCH [ The 78th Division of the United States Army was constituted on 5 August 1917 and activated on 23 August 1917, over 4 months after the American entry into WW1, at Camp Dix, New Jersey. It consisted of 4 infantry regiments: the 309th, 310th, 311th and 312th; and 3 artillery Regiments: the 307th, 308th and 309th. In France, during the summer and fall of 1918, it was the "point of the wedge" of the final offensive which knocked out Germany. The 78th was in 3 major campaigns during WW1 – Meuse-Argonne, St.Mihiel, and Lorraine. The division was demobilized on 9 July 1919 at Camp Dix, New Jersey. ] CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE OVERALL WITH WARTIME USE AND SOME THREADS FROM THE UNIFORM IT WAS TAKEN OFF OF ALONG WITH SOME VERY LIGHT HANDLING. DIMENSIONS: 1 1/2" X 3" (please see pictures) THIS IS NOT A COPY OR A REPRODUCTION PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.
Price: 44 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2025-01-22T17:39:21.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.99 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
Theme: Militaria
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Region of Origin: United States
