WWI US AEF Combat Medic Armband tobacco There are some faint spots

There are some faint spots (most noticeably by the pocket and belt)

then you can refill it with lebkuchen for events

All are in similar condition which is generally good but with some minor storage wear

It needs a good cleaning

The outside is fairly clean for an old rough wood crate

WWI US AEF Combat Medic Armband tobacco There are some faint spotsOriginal WWI AEF (American Expeditionary Force) and later US Army (when they entered the war) medical red cross armband brassard. I have seen these listed combat medic or officer's medical armband, however it appears to have much more broad usage. The use of red cross (or Geneva cross) in the US Army started in 1882. The usage explained in the 1912 Army regulations states that the following people were entitled to wear the armband: chaplains attached