The CSM Theodore L. Dobol Collection contains several biographical and miscellaneous materials related to CDM Dobol’s military career. The textual files include photographs, transcripts of oral history interviews; a short autobiography; the...
Olive drab cloth mask with layer of rubber on interior. Stitched to mask is black elastic head harness. Inside mask is a black rubber nose piece and yellow mouthpiece which is broken away. Attached to mask at mouth area is black painted metal...
Water cooled machine gun, light model MG08/15. Caliber 7.92mm. Waterjacket holds five pints. Crank on right side of receiver. Belt-fed from steel from magazine. Fitted with wood rifle-type buttstock intended for shoulder use. On bottom near rear of...
Chauchat 20-Round magazine, air-cooled light magazine with wood buttstock, pistol grip, forward grip, folding metal spike-type bipod. Both front blade and rear notch sights offset to left. Two sling swivels on left side of receiver, as is fire...
WWI era poster showing image of a wounded soldier standing and holding two German steel helmets, one in each hand. He is wearing the 1911 pattern pullover flannel shirt, breeches and M1917 helmet. He is carrying a 1903 Springfield rifle with...
Olive drab metal entrenching tool with wooden shaft and t-handle. The shaft is secured to shovel by two rivets. The handle is secured to shaft with metal band which passes over handle and is riveted twice.
Leather pouch sewn onto stiff leather back. Pouch has gussetted sides sewn to back with leather binding. Shouldered flap is bound in leather with two billet straps sewn on front. Body has leather piping and two brass roller buckles with standing...
Cover made of a single piece of brass metal bent twice to form two sides and a spine. A brass circular collar disk is attached to the face and stamped with the number "63" above two crossed cannon barrels with the letter "C" below.
A cartridge spacer ring carrying interior separators is fastened by a rivet to the magazine pan. Inside the pan itself is the magazine center; while outside is the magazine top plate, enclosing the magazine latch and the magazine latch spring. The...
Olive drab cotton duck canteen cover with gray wool felt lining inside. The cover is closed with two brass lift the dot fasteners. On the cover reverse is a brass bent wire fastener secured within a piece of webbed material folded and stitched to...
Aluminum one piece cup with rolled lip and folding handle. Cup is shaped to fit over the bottom of canteen when inside cover. The folding handle is hinged to a plate riveted to convex side of cup. The handle has horizontal slot where fork could be...