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WWI Uniforms and Groupings
U-2172  WW1 75TH Aero Squadron tunic, trousers, overseas cap and super rare painted helmet. Helmet lacks lower chin strap, otherwise very nice. Great shoulder patch. Rare Aero set. $750ON HOLD
U-2171  Fabulous 12TH Field Artillery, 2ND Division AEF set. Includes, great patched tunic with Coblenz, Germany, painted Indian. Helmet is plain and has a very tired liner/ chinstrap. Gas Mask bag is empty. The collector who originally found it receirved the name and did quite a bit of research. Some moth bites to the tunic as shown. $695ON HOLD

U-2170  Fantastic named enlisted Balloon Corps tunic, with Staff Sgt rank. French private purchase wing for a Balloon Observer. Not sure if it was earned or self awarded. $895ON HOLD
U-2169  Very scarce enlisted Mans' Pilots tunic with breast wing, Staff Sgt of Aero Squadron, $ Bladed propeller. The wearer added mini sterling wings on th ecollars. $795ON HOLD
U-2168  Wonderful French made Pilots tunic. Bullion French made wings and collar insignia. 3RD Army Air Service double patch combination with trousers. I wish this one was named. $1395
U-2167  Very nice 23RD Infantry, Supply Co., 2ND Division, AEF tunic. Very nice overall. $425
U-2166  4TH Heavy Ordinance Repair Shop tunic, trousers and oversaea cap. Nice overall. $250ON HOLD
U-2165  Nice 23RD Aero Squadron tunic with numbered unit/ mechanics patch on one side and the flying arrow patch on the other. $495ON HOLD
U-2164  Quality 3RD Air Park tunic with Liberty Loan SSI. Sun fading to reverse as shown. Some small moth nips, small tracking and holes. $220
U-2163  AMAZING 3RD Regt, Air Service Mechanics uniform with incredible shoulder patch. $435ON HOLD
  U-2162Wonderful 36TH Division tunic and trousers. Very nice. $240
U-2161  Fantastic identified 2ND Division Artillery grouping consisting of tunic, trousers, overseas cap, numbered collar brass. Great Coblenz made patch. $725 $SOLD$
U-2160  Fantastic WW1 5TH Marine Brigade tunic with a great set of matching collar discs. Well marked, good condition. $975
U-2159  Fantastic 2ND Division HQ, Military Police Tunic. Nice numbered brass, sleeve brassard, shoulder cord and whistle. Classic Liberty Loan 2ND Division SSI. $495$SOLD$
U-2158 Very nice 23RD Infantry, 3RD Battalion, 2ND Division AEF tunic with numbered collar brass. $450 $SOLD$
U-2157  Rare US Army Ambulance Service, Italy tunic. Wondeful and rare "AAS" shoulder patch. Some scattered moth bites as shown. $835ON HOLD
U-2156  Nice 82ND Division set. Tunic, trousers, overseas cap with canvas leggings. Trousers have some damage as shown. Nice tunic. $295$SOLD$
U-2155  Rare, named 34TH Engineers tunic. $255 $SOLD$
U-2154  Scarce Ordinance Repair Shop uniform with Master Ordinance rank. $260$SOLD$
U-2153  Tunic and trousers for a member of the Supply Company of the 17TH Field Artillery, 2ND Division. Patch is a machine made 1920s SSI, a common Veteran replacement for some of the crude wartime shoulde patches. $375
U-2152  1ST Army/ 41ST Division double patched tunic. Good condition overall. Overseas and HD stripe are pinned on. $240
U-2151   Scarce 2ND Air Park Sergeant's tunic. $365
U-2150   Scarce British style, French made WW1 Officers tunic as favored by Air Corps Officers. Very nice overall. $375
U-2149  Good set of WW1 trousers. $75
U-2147   Good set of WW1 trousers. $75
U-2146   Good set of WW1 trousers. $75
U-2144  Very rare tunic, gas mask and pass for an African American who served in France with Company B, 522ND Engineers. We bought this as a standard 2ND Army Engineer set. No one had researched the set before. We were quite surprised at what we found. $650
U-2142  WW1 private purchase enlisted man's tunic. Very nice condition overall. $100
U-2141   WW1 Marine Corps Summer weight cotton blouse. Exc condition. Named on the interior. $195
U-2139 Scarce WW1 13TH Engineers tunic. Wonderful condition overall. $215
U-2138  Very nice 14TH Railway Engineers tunic with Victory Medal and City Medal from McDonald, Pennsylvania. Very nice overall. $235
U-2137  WW1 Railhead/ Regulating Station Uniform with draft cards. Very good overall. $190
U-2136   Scarce Wool Mackinaw with wool waist belt. Exc condition overall. $375
U-2135  First Army Signal's uniform. Scarce version of the shoulder patch. $175
U-2134  85TH Division medical Corporal's tunic. Hand embroidered caduceus.$195
U-2133   Rare American Red Cross Grouping. Includes headgear, photos, paperwork, Manuals and guides. Very unusual caps. The English made one is in rough condition with an odd rank insignia. Diary is a short note form. Unusual group that will make a nice display. $395  $SOLD$

 
U-2128   Amazing early Naval Aviators career grouping covering his days at Annapolis, graduating in 1917 through the early 1930s. Some amazing material. His original 1917 Navy uniforms with rank increased with promotions, bear skin flight suit, Large bearskin flying jacket with fur cap. His named sword is present with belt , knot and gloves. There is a great 1920s shot of his Naval Aviation unit and a panoramic of the USS Akron from 1932. He went on to fight on numerous ships as outlined below, receiving the Silver Star for Valor as a ship Captain. Full history is listed below. Everything is in very good condition except the Annapolis Yearbooks which have some spine damage. The unit photo all has some damage and will need to be mounted.. A RARE opportunity to purchase an early Naval Aviators Grouping with amazing history.  $3495

John J, Ballentine (1896 -1970).  Graduated United States Naval Academy, Class of 1917.  After graduating he served during WWI on the U.S.S. Nebraska, and a few years later was aboard the U.S.S. Arizona in 1920. Later that year Ballentine reported for flight training at Pensacola Naval Air Station, with additional training with U.S. Army Air Corps, Carlstrom Field, Arcadia, Florida, and in pursuit plane training at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas.

May of 1921, he reported to the Atlantic Fleet, Torpedo Plane Division, for duty with the first torpedo plane squadron in the fleet.  In June of 1922, he was Officer In Charge, Naval Air Detail, Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Va, where he served until February 1926. During that time, he worked with Carl Norden, a Navy consultant, who designed his first bombsight in 1922, and then Lieutenant Ballentine put it through its original tests, and later tested the first production model; he also controlled from the ground, the first airplane operated under radio control.

In the late 1920's, Ballentine assumed command of Observation Squadron 11, serving in the Asiatic and made to special trips to Tokyo, Japan to make official inspection of Japanese naval aviation and aircraft manufacturing facilities.

During the early years of WWII, he was the executive officer of the U.S.S. Ranger in 1941, and later that year assumed command of the U.S.S. Long Island, a converted merchant ship with a flat top only.  On January 2, 1943 he reported to the Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, to fit out the U.S.S. Bunker Hill, which he commanded from her commissioning from May 25, 1943 to February 5, 1944. He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for "conspicuous gallantry in intrepidity in action against enemy Japanese forces during the assaults on Rabaul Harbor and the invasion and occupation of the Gilbert Islands in November 1943.

In February 1944, he was promoted to Rear Admiral, and reported for duty as Deputy and Chief of Staff and Aide to the Commander, Aircraft, Pacific Fleet, at Pearl Harbor until October 1944. After a brief duty as commander of Carrier Division 7, under Admiral Halsey's 3rd Fleet, from June until August 1945, with his flag in the U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard. On August 15, planes from his division in the 3rd Fleet were launched against Japan, not knowing at the time that two atomic bombs had been dropped on Japan. Admiral Halsey sent out instruction to recall all aircraft from the attack on the Japanese homeland.  In his message, he said that all pilots will not shoot down any enemy aircraft with vindictiveness but to shoot them down in a "Friendly" manor (at this point the order related to Kamikazes apparently unaware of the surrender talks then beginning between the Allies and Japan. The Bon Homme Richard dealt with 70 some Kamikazes that day.  Halsey ordered all ships in the fleet, to raise their battle flags, and for all officers to send up their own flags. Ballentine said in his diary, it was the first time he had flown his flag in action,  Shortly after, he was reassigned as Fleet Liaison Officer for the Commander in Chief, and Supreme Commander for the Allied Forces, Pacific. Ballentine had the honor of landing at Atsugi Airport on August 30, 1945, in the airborne occupation of Japan and of escorting General of the Armies, Douglas MacArthur to the surrender ceremonies aboard the U.S.S. Missouri on September 2, 1945.

 

U-2127  Rare Public Health Service uniform belonging to a direct descendant of President Abraham Lincoln! Includes visor cap with its distinctive PHS badge, uniform with the PHS insignia on buttons and collar brass. Very nice overall. Seldom seen. $995
U-2126  7TH Division Mechanics tunic with trousers. $140
  U-2123  Advanced Sector Service of Supply tunic. Medical Sgt. Nice condition overall. $120
U-2120  Wonderful 7TH Division tunic with 3RD Army center patch. Very good condition. $150
U-2117  Very nice 85TH Division tunic with PFC of Infantry. Named on the interior. $150
U-2104  Very rare Civilian Employee grouping which includes paperwork and a small photo album. He worked for James Stewart and Co. under contract. They were required to wear uniforms when not working. I believe he was a machinist. Some splitting to pocket bottoms, otherwise very nice. VERY rare shoulder sleeve insignia. Only the second such grouping I have ever seen. $650$SOLD$

U-2103  Very nice overcoat from a member of the Artillery Brigade of the 76TH Division. $125
U-2100  Scarce 5TH Corps, Infantry, tunic. Very nice overall. $140$SOLD$
U-2098  WW1 Ambulance Service tunic with bullion patch. Very nice overall. $375
U-2097  4TH Division set, trousers and tunic. Named on the interior in 2 places. An area of paint rub on the back. $180ON HOLD
U-2089  Very nice custom made 85TH Division Corporal's tunic. $175
U-2087  Scarce French made American Pilots tunic with research. Bullion rank insignia, French tailor's label. The wings were apparently upgraded by the wearer in the early 1920s. $650 $SOLD$
U-2083  Very nice 41ST Division tunic. Exc condition overall.  $165
U-2082  88TH Division tunic. Very nice condition overall. A couple of scattered moth bites as shown. $150
U-2081  Wonderful 40TH Division tunic with numbered collar brass. Wonderful velvet patch. $225
U-2080  83RD Division Observers tunic with bullion wings. Shoulder patch has abrasion to embroidery. Buttons have been upgraded for post 1922 wear. Many Veterans did this for parade use. $695
U-2076  Very nice 3RD Division tunic. British made contract tunic for the US army. Numbered collar brass, 4TH Infantry Regiment. $265
U-2070  4TH Division QMC tunic. Fantastic embroidered patch. $225
U-2065  Very nice 13TH Engineers tunic. Very nice condition overall. $195
U-2064  13TH Division uniform with 1ST Infantry Regiment collar brass. Includes his trousers. (not shown). $245
U-2061  Scarce WW1 Army Service Corps tunic with Mechanics PFC rank. Very nice. $195
U-2060   WW1 7TH Division Trench Mortar uniform Grouping. Includes tunic with nice hand made insignia. Overcoat has a similar SSI , and with the PFC of Artillery rank insignia. Trousers have a few scattered moth holes has shown. 7TH Division helmet shows lots of wear and cleaning and lacks liner and chinstrap. Certificate for his service indicates he hailed from Illinois.  $425
U-2059 76TH Division MTC Sgts tunic with single bar Victory medal and numbered New York Service medal. Very nice set.. $265
U-2057  Rare 1ST Army Signal Corps tunic with PFC of signals rank. $210
U-2056  Enlisted man attached to the Office of Chief of Engineers. $210
U-2053  Scarce 1ST Army Headquarters Reserve Officers uniform. Very nice condition. $275
U-2050  Rare Battalion and HQ personnel for a unit attached to First Army. $260
U-2045  Scarce 1ST Army, 41ST Division Musicians tunic with scarce musician disc. $215
U-2039  WW1 Sergeants tunic. Very good condition overall. $140
U-2038  WW1 Marine Summer tunic, about MINT!! $295
U-2036  WW2 US Marine Corps Corporals tunic. Nice condition overall. $250
U-2035  Very nice named WW1 Summer Marine Corps tunic. $275
U-2034  Very nice WW1 wool trousers. $60
U-2028  Nice named Summer US Marine Corps blouse, named on the interior. $250
U-2027  Very nice Engineer Sergeant tunic for a Soldier on the Officer of the Chief Engineer of the AEF. $250
U-2024  Nice 28TH Division tunic with patched hat and photo history with an additional patch glued to the inside cover. $395
U-2017 Rare 85TH Division uniform with French Tank Corps specialty patch. This has been identified in the past as a specialty patch for Soldiers trained to work on Tanks as mechanics. One pocket is torn out, as shown. Rare tunic. $495
U-2015  Scarce wool mackinaw with fantastic 1ST Army Aviation and 169TH Aero Squadron shoulder sleeve insignia with some research. $550
U-2011   WW1 28TH Division grouping for a member of the 28TH Division in its original going home suitcase. Gas mask bag is named. Gas mask itself is ton. Nice untouched set. $495
U-2009  WW1 US Marine Corps Corporals tunic. Good condition overall. $225
U-2007  WW1 Motor Transport Corps tunic. Overall good condition. Some staining to patch. $150
U-1894  WW1 Motor Transport Corps tunic with Sgt stripes with MTC badge in bullion. A couple of tiny moth bites to the MTC patch as shown. $195
U-1893  WW1 Engineer tunic with odd green and red Engineer shoulder patch. $195
U-1891  WW1 42ND Division tunic. $195
U-1890   WWI 37TH Division Tunic. Good condition overall. $145
U-1887  WWI Flight Instructors cotton Officers tunic. The tunic is missing its pin back wings and the collar insignia. It does retail its bullion Flight Instructor badge on the cuff, some moth damage to the patch as shown. Overall, well used and washed. $245
U-1886 Very nice 6TH Division Engineers tunic. One medium moth hole on the rear left shoulder. $150
U-1885  Railway Engineers uniform set. $145
U-1884  Scarce 76TH Division, Artillery Brigade, private purchase uniform. Very nice condition overall. $165
U-1877  WW1 5TH Corps Artillery tunic. Exc condition.$220
U-1864  cotton khaki Railhead/ Regulating Station uniform. Good condition overall, great patch. $140
U-1863  Very nice Motor Transportation Corps tunic and trousers. Very nice overall. $225
       
       
  U-1859  WWI Observer's Tunic with 3Rd Army SSI. Very nice French made Observer wing. Tunic is excellent overall with just  a couple of scattered moth bites. Ex Bob Ford collection. $850
U-1847  Very nice 1ST Army Engineers tunic. very nice condition overall. $185
U-1846  GHQ enlisted mans tunic. Very good condition overall. $130
U-1829  WW1 Wagoner's shirt. Good condition overall. One small tear near the cuff. Easy fix. $135
U-1749  1920s GHQ Tunic. 1922 Period. $125
U-1727  WW1 Air Service enlisted set with tunic, trousers and a great set of hobnail boots. US and Air Service discs. Some moth bites to trousers. $450
U-1678  Scarce straight leg WW1 trousers. Exc condition. $135
U-1661  WW1 Private Purchase shirt. $65
U-1483   WWI Air Service ground crew enlisted mans uniform. Small size, about a 34 chest. 4 bladed propeller patch. $195
U-1464  WWI Officers Cape. Note the buttons match the typical Officers overcoat. This would be an accessory item which most Officers would not have purchased. $110
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