The above two photos were taken at the Watervliet Arsenal museum in upstate NY. 27th div
marked helmet and gas mask on the left. On the right is a 1917 dated 25cm German mortar that
is being restored in the Arsenal shop.
marked helmet and gas mask on the left. On the right is a 1917 dated 25cm German mortar that
is being restored in the Arsenal shop.
West Point Museum - General Pershings
uniform on the left. French 75mm above - the
first gun fired by the US AEF during the war.
Below is an M1917 tank
uniform on the left. French 75mm above - the
first gun fired by the US AEF during the war.
Below is an M1917 tank
German trench grenade thrower - West
Point
Point
French FT-17 tank - Jackson Barracks - New Orleans
LA
LA
US Marine - Saratoga Springs NY Military Museum
27th Div and German Helmet S.S.M.M. NY
Above - a soldier from the 369th Infantry
Regiment who were known as the "Harlem
Hellfighters". Originally they were the 15th
NY N.G. but were redesignated the 369th in
1918. When this unit, which was made up of
black soldiers, was sent to France the US
Army put them to work as laborers.
Eventually the French would incorporate
them into their army, supplying them with
French helmets and rifles as the soldier
above is pictured. The unit would go on to
fight valiantly earning one medal of honor
and numerous distinguished service
crosses. - Saratoga NY
Regiment who were known as the "Harlem
Hellfighters". Originally they were the 15th
NY N.G. but were redesignated the 369th in
1918. When this unit, which was made up of
black soldiers, was sent to France the US
Army put them to work as laborers.
Eventually the French would incorporate
them into their army, supplying them with
French helmets and rifles as the soldier
above is pictured. The unit would go on to
fight valiantly earning one medal of honor
and numerous distinguished service
crosses. - Saratoga NY
21cm German Morser pictured above left at
the Virginia War Museum in 2002. According
to Dick Pope's list and my own travels there
appear to be seven of these large mortars
located in the US. The one directly left
which I am standing in front of is located in
Fall River Mass. At one time it was probably
on display as a war memorial but at one
point it was moved and now sits alongside a
maintenance shed in Kennedy Park by St.
Annes Shrine and has been rusting here
and slowly sinking into the mud ever since.
Photo taken in 2006.
the Virginia War Museum in 2002. According
to Dick Pope's list and my own travels there
appear to be seven of these large mortars
located in the US. The one directly left
which I am standing in front of is located in
Fall River Mass. At one time it was probably
on display as a war memorial but at one
point it was moved and now sits alongside a
maintenance shed in Kennedy Park by St.
Annes Shrine and has been rusting here
and slowly sinking into the mud ever since.
Photo taken in 2006.
Above German Helmet - Air and
Space Museum Washington DC.
Left is a 14" railway gun used in
France during WW1. It was crewed
by personnel from the US Navy and
lobbed shells miles inland against
German targets. - Wash DC Navy
Yard Museum.
Space Museum Washington DC.
Left is a 14" railway gun used in
France during WW1. It was crewed
by personnel from the US Navy and
lobbed shells miles inland against
German targets. - Wash DC Navy
Yard Museum.
Painting of the 27th Division - Saratoga Military Museum - NY