Item Description
Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. This is a lovely example of a WWI M1910 Canteen that comes with a dual history tied to it. This canteen, manufactured by AGM in 1918, was reused during World War II by Staff Sergeant Charles (Chuck) A. Wright, Service Number 35037490, from Columbus, Ohio.
The canteen is engraved on the front:
TERRIE
CHARLES A. WRIGHT
COLUMBUS, OHIO
FORT HAYES, OHIO
NOVEMBER 12TH, 1941
FORT LEONARD WOOD
MISSOURI
S.S. MARIPOSA
It’s engraved on the back:
TUNIS
MARCH FIELD CALIF
FORT DIX, N.J.
MEMBURY FIELD ENG(LAND)
ORAN, ALGERIA
(TAFARAOUI AIR BASE)
HELLEN FIELD ALGERIA
AIN M’LILA
Clearly Wright documented the places he visited overseas during World War II, with WRIGHT engraved again on the bottom. This is a fascinating piece of WWII Army Air Forces history ready for further research and display.
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