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Description

In the early 20th century, the University of Maine maintained a U.S. Army Cadet training program that prepared young men in case of war. Many trained soldiers from UMaine were sent overseas when the U.S. entered World War I in 1917. A addtional group of roughly 1,000 cadets were prepared for mobilization in October of 1918, but were not sent overseas because the war ended in November.

The cadet jacket pictured belonged to Lincoln Lull Turner, a University of Maine student originally from Waltham, Massachusetts. According the the University of Maine Catalog for 1918-1919, Turner was a member of Group A, Company C training division in the cadet program. He registered for the draft in September of 1918, but was not called into service.

The Maine state seal appears on the tunic buttons.

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About This Item

• Title: Lincoln Turner's student cadet training jacket, Orono, ca. 1918
• Creation Date: circa 1918
• Subject Date: circa 1918
• Locations:
  • UMO, Orono, Penobscot County, ME
  • Waltham, Middlesex County, MA
• Media: Wool, cotton, bakelite, bronze
• Dimensions: 71 cm x 45 cm
• Local Code: 2000.62.2
• Collection: Costume collection
• Object Type: Physical Object

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Standardized Subject Headings

• Clothing and dress
• Military uniforms
• Soldiers--Maine
• University of Maine at Orono--Students
• World War, 1914-1918--Military personnel

People

• Turner, Lincoln Lull

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• Army training
• Coat
• Costumes
• Draft picks
• Military
• Regulation uniform
• Soldier
• Stateside
• Uniform
• Warfare
• WWI

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For more information about this item, contact:

Maine Historical Society
485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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