Original U.S. WWI Named 2nd Division 9th Infantry Engraved Mess Kit with Name and Date of KIA Comrade & List of Battles Discount indicates manufacture by Beckwith Manufacturing

indicates manufacture by Beckwith Manufacturing

Luftwaffe embroidered uniform breast eagle

and on the butt plate

This may have had some type of insignia on it

- Imperial German WWI Iron Cross 1914 2nd Class Medal (Eisernes Kreuz 2

Original U.S. WWI Named 2nd Division 9th Infantry Engraved Mess Kit with Name and Date of KIA Comrade & List of Battles Discount indicates manufacture by Beckwith ManufacturingOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is the engraved mess kit of Sergeant Edward V. Nicholson, Company H, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division. Nicholson was one of the original members of Company H and fought through every major engagement of the 2nd Division, first arriving in France on September 17th, 1917. On the side of the mess kit, Nicholson engraved J. MAYLEY KILLED 7 19 18. This is referencing Corporal Jacob L. Maylie, who died from his wounds