Original U.S. WWI KIA Columbia Certificate to 17-Year-Old Belleau Wood Marine - Croix de Guerre and Silver Star Recipient - Claude Revere Garvey German Holsters The stenciled text with translations

The stenciled text with translations originally would have read-

the Union and Confederate soldiers

most likely a unit marking within the particular group

These have not caught on in the collector market the way the A-2 jacket has yet during the time the cost to produce a Transport Coat was far in excess to money spent on an A2

as well as the original M1903 Springfield

Original U.S. WWI KIA Columbia Certificate to 17-Year-Old Belleau Wood Marine - Croix de Guerre and Silver Star Recipient - Claude Revere Garvey German Holsters The stenciled text with translationsOriginal Item. One of a Kind. When Claude Revere Garvey enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps on December 29th, 1917, he lied to the recruiter, listing his date of birth as May 12th, 1899, when in reality it was May 12th, 1901. He was only 16 years old. 6 months later, on June 15th, 1918, whilst fighting with the 49th Company, 5th Regiment in the Legendary Battle of Belleau Wood, Garvey was struck in combat and rushed to a hospital. The next day, June