Raynors HCA 2015-05
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/21/2015
World War I Officers Coat, heavy wool, army green, eagle buttons, woven cuff braid, two minor repairs to the liner. The coat has a 92nd Division patch on the left sholder, infantry two collar pins and two overseas stripes on the lower sleeve. Overall a select artifact. The 92nd Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II. Organized in October 1917 at Camp Funston, Kansas, the unit was formed with African American soldiers from all states. Before leaving for France in 1918, the buffalo was selected as the divisional insignia due to the "Buffalo Soldiers" nickname, given to African American cavalrymen by Native Americans in the 19th century.
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