Original U.S. WWI Trench Art M1910 Mess Kit by R.I.A. Personalized by Private Raymond Beeson, 160th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry DIvision U.S. Air Force This would spark his later

This would spark his later nickname: l'as la jambe de bois (the ace with the wooden leg)

The double breasted style jacket features fold back

because the prisoner roles might soon be reversed

This configuration is considered the "2nd Model" of this musket

Construction on MacDill Field began in September 1939

Original U.S. WWI Trench Art M1910 Mess Kit by R.I.A. Personalized by Private Raymond Beeson, 160th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry DIvision U.S. Air Force This would spark his laterOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of a named M1910 Meat Tin mess kit. It is heavily decorated with patriotic motifs, mostly on the top with who it belonged to towards the bottom. The writing states that he was with Company I, 160th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division, making this a wonderful research opportunity. When the division arrived in France in August 1918, the Imperial German Army had just completed a series