Original U.S. WWI 1918 Red Cross "The First Three!" Give till it Hurts - they gave till they died - War Fund Week - One Hundred Million Dollars by Kidder - Linen-Backed - 20½ x 27¼” French Ordnance and a few thousand evidently

and a few thousand evidently imported into the United States and saw service during the American Civil War

Backhaus of Solingen

classic Mk8 goggles featuring leather construction with suede lining

The Cross guard of the bayonet is marked with serial number 20045

Condition of the kepi is very good

Original U.S. WWI 1918 Red Cross "The First Three!" Give till it Hurts - they gave till they died - War Fund Week - One Hundred Million Dollars by Kidder - Linen-Backed - 20½ x 27¼” French Ordnance and a few thousand evidentlyOriginal Item. Only One Available. The First Three was one of many posters issued during World War I to encourage support of the war. This poster was commissioned from American artist Benjamin Kidder in 1918. This propaganda poster features an American flag flying behind three portrait medallions of three young men in uniform. These men, Merle Hay, Thomas Enright, and James Gresham were the first three Americans to die on the battlefields of Europe.