This is a World War I officer coat and “Sam Brown Belt” worn by Capt. Ruther Ireland who was a member of the 106th Infantry Regiment of the 27th Division. The 27th Division was a New York National Guard unit which fought in Belgium under British control as part of the II Corps during World War I. The coat displaces the distinctive Orion Patch of the division. The patch features the constellation of Orion, a reference to Major General O’Ryan, the first division commander. The stars are connected by lines which make the letters N Y D for New York Division. Officers wore the Sam Brown belt, desi
This is a World War I officer coat and “Sam Brown Belt” worn by Capt. Ruther Ireland who was a member of the 106th Infantry Regiment of the 27th Division. The 27th Division was a New York National Guard unit which fought in Belgium under British control as part of the II Corps during World War I. The coat displaces the distinctive Orion Patch of the division. The patch features the constellation of Orion, a reference to Major General O’Ryan, the first division commander. The stars are connected by lines which make the letters N Y D for New York Division. Officers wore the Sam Brown belt, designed by British Capt. Sam Brown, who lost an arm in Indian, to help him hold his sword in the right place. The Sam Brown belt was worn by American officers during World War I and up to World War II to indicate their rank.
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