Original U.S. WWI North Russian Polar Bear Expedition 339th Infantry Overseas Cap & Postcard Grouping - John Soma Jr. Japanese Army Augustus Schmidt joined the regiment

Augustus Schmidt joined the regiment on August 8th

but laundering has removed them

while the other pistol has a fully functional lock

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Original U.S. WWI North Russian Polar Bear Expedition 339th Infantry Overseas Cap & Postcard Grouping - John Soma Jr. Japanese Army Augustus Schmidt joined the regimentOriginal Items. One of a Kind Group. This is the small polar bear grouping of Private John Soma Jr., Headquarters Company, 339th Infantry Regiment, North Russian Expedition, who was with the original contingent of the regiment. The grouping consists of a postcard sent home by Soma while in Archangel, his overseas cap, his VFW overseas cap with a rare polar bear patch, and his VFW patch. The postcard is addressed to Miss Mabel Garbarino in Detroit,