Uniform Jacket
Catalog Number
1991.20.1
Description
Wool jacket with cotton lining; 5-button front placket(2 missing); 4 breast and hip pockets with flaps and button closures.Part of WWI field gray uniform
History
Worn by Corp. Fred Bosma, Holland native. He was a member of the 339th infantry, part of the "Polar Bears" or Northern Russian Expeditionary Force. American troops who fought the Bolsheviks in northeastern Russia during the winter of 1918-19.
Gift of
Ver Hey, Col. William
