Jacket, Military

Object Name:

Jacket, Military

Object ID:

1989.031.01

Creator:

Henry Sonneborn & Co., Inc.

Place of Origin:

Baltimore, MD

Date:

1918

Description:

Jacket, World War I uniform, of George Matthew Ellis (1894-1981) of Bridgewater, NH. Green fulled, twill weave, wool jacket with green wool twill lining. Long sleeves lined in cotton twill, high collar. Five front buttons with eagles. Six additional buttons on pockets and epaulets. Two round metal badges on collar: 1) “US”, 2) “3 / A” with two cannons crossed to form an x. Three patches on left sleeve: 1) red six-pointed star, 2) single red chevron pointed up, 3) double green chevron pointed down. Label stitched to reverse side of lining, printed in black “HENRY SONNEBORN & CO., Inc. / BALTIMORE, MD. / Contract 4274 B-L. JULY 3, 1918 / BALTIMORE DEPOT, O.M.O. “, and stamped in red, “WM.C.O’BRIEN”. Adult man’s size.

Material:

Textile
Wool
Cotton
Metal

Provenance:

Objects given in memory of donor's father, George Matthew Ellis (1894-1981, b. Brookvale, Nova Scotia, Canada; m. 1923, Sidney Martha Fox; res. Bridgewater, NH 1935 and Bristol, NH 1981). Emigrated from Canada to U.S. 1917 and enlisted in U.S. Army, Private First Class, worked with horses; honorable discharge 1919. Received U.S. Citizenship 1922. Discharge listed “iceman” as vocation; death certificate listed “carpenter” as occupation.

Credit Line:

Gift of John Theodore Ellis

People:

Ellis, George Matthew (1894-1981)