As a part of Task Force "Sugar" a provisional 4.5 rocket battery, consisting of three launcher rockets, T-27 was employed. This was the first trial in the division of this weapon.
Found on Fort Leavenworth. Issued to troops of all branches of the army. Enlisted soldiers received the plate with insignia cast in a white metal regimental number separately attached in the center shield. The 1881 model helmet plate went out of...
Found at Fort Leavenworth in a 19th Century trash dump site. Not a general issue scale but a variant intended for NCOs only. The "A" Eagle button suggests pre-1851-54 use by horse artillery.
"This 1944 manual prescribed the duties to be performed in the service of the piece by personnel normally assigned to one gun section of the firing battery."
This belt was used by dismounted soldiers. Mounted soldiers had only nine pockets on their belts. Snap Dot fasteners came into use in the spring of 1917.