Doughboy front and rear

[mish]

Our Philippine Scouts (from the late 'teens up to 1942) were essentially U.S. WW1 Doughboys gear-wise but in a tropical setting. Philip's latest post reminded me of these two pics. These are from a 2ID (Indianhead Division) site.

I particularly liked the rear view showing the M1910 haversack in both marching (1,2,4,5) and fighting (3) "order."



Front:






Back:






Addendum: The meat can pouches (usually referred to as "messkit pouch") in rear pic 2 and 4 are the first pattern laced-on type (compare with the wartime production fastened-with-webbing-strap type pouches). This first-pattern type pouch differed in both the shape of the cover flap and the method of fastening to the main pack. Just noticed after posting.

[rickthelibrarian]

I could get your pictures - sure would like to!!

[jimmay]

i can't see the pictures, but they won't show for some reason

[G. C. Marshall Fdn. Librarian]

This post was helpful to me in answering a reference request for a patron. While working on the request I came across the caption for the photograph:

10900 [216A8]. Same as 10901.
10901 [215ASJ. Five United States soldiers — three Marines and two Infamtrymen (left to right) : F. Dochter, Thirtieth Company, Fifth Eegiiaent, Umited States Marine Corps; H. T. Johnson, Company L. Twenrty-eighth Infantry ; E. M. Stoneham, Thirtieth Company, Fifth Regiment, United States Marine Corps; William H. May, Company G, Eighteenth Infantry ; Corpl. Cecil E. Laws, Thirtieth Company, Fifth Regiment, United States Marine Corps. Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France. April 20, 1918.]

This came from The Catalogue of Official A.E.F. Photographs taken by the Signal Corps, U. S. A. You can access the entire catalog here: archive.org/details/cu31924027944598