This belt was an ammo pouch, a first aid kit and a holster for a 0.45.
This belt was the property of Capt. C. Emanuel Ekstrom who was Adjutant in the 74th Infantry Rgt. in WWI.
It is associated with:
ZFC0556 Campaign Hat;
ZFC0557 US Army Officers Boots and spurs;
ZFC0558 Sam Browne Belt;
ZFC0560 Map Case with two pencils and 1904 Infantry Tactics Manual (see next item);
ZFC0561 Infantry Tactics manual 1094;
ZFC0562 Soldiers Bible;
ZFC0563 Tow sets of signal flags, mounted with carrying case;
ZFC0565 booklet, The Legend of the France-Tireurs of Lou Vain, 1928;
ZFC0566 booklet, Militarizing Our Youth, 1926;
ZFC0567 booklet, Military Training is Schools and Colleges of the U.S., 1926; & ZFC0568 booklet, The Work of the War Department, 1926.
From the Louise Veninga Collection.
ZFC Noteworthy Flag
