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Description
Frank Andrew Kittredge of South Portland served in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps after arriving in France in December 1917. He was part of the Railheads Regulating Service, dedicated to shipping supplies to the battlefields, an appropriate match to his pre-war work as a bookkeeper for the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco).
The diamond shaped “R” patch on the left sleeve signifies the Railhead Regulating Service. After the Armistice, Kittredge was promoted to serve in the Ordnance Department (responsible for munitions supplies), where he rose to the rank of 1st Lieutenant.
The olive drab wool tunic, enhanced with cotton details, includes three chevron stripes representing Lt. Kittredge’s eighteen months of European service.
About This Item
- Title: Frank Kittredge's World War I tunic, ca. 1917
- Creation Date: circa 1917
- Subject Date: circa 1917
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Locations:
- South Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- France
- Media: Wool, Cotton, Metal
- Dimensions: 71.5 cm x 48 cm
- Local Code: 1992.233.3
- Collection: Costume collection
- Object Type: Physical Object
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