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Original Item. Only One Available. Here’s a great example of a uniform to Corporal in the 305th Field Signal Battalion, 80th Division, of the American Expeditionary Forces, which saw heavy combat in France during the final months of World War I.
This great private purchase uniform jacket features several cross-stitched patches, including the 80th Division Blue Ridge patch, an honorable discharge chevron, two overseas chevrons denoting 12-17 months of overseas service, and Signal Corps Corporal chevrons. There are US & Signal Corps Collar discs on the collar. There is also a Victory Medal ribbon with three campaign stars above the right breast pocket. These three stars are for the Somme Offensive, Meuse Argonne Offensive, and Defensive Sector.
The jacket is in fantastic shape and may be French-made. The breeches are similarly in great shape and match the jacket perfectly. This is a fantastic uniform set ready for further research and display!
The 80th Division was first organized in August 1917 and activated the following September during World War I as the 80th Division. During World War II, the Division was redesignated on 1 August 1942, as the 80th Infantry Division. Nicknamed the "Blue Ridge Division", it was initially composed of draftees from the mid-atlantic states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Division was redesignated the 80th Airborne Division from December 1946 to May 1952. In May 1952 and March 1959, the unit was redesignated as a reserve infantry division and then a reserve training division. In 1994, the unit was granted the designation, 80th Division (Institutional Training). On 1 October 2008, the unit underwent a major transformation and is now the 80th Training Command.
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