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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 342840, member: 54&quot;]Got this last night at a club meeting, along with a box of 100 NOS GI helmet chinstraps.&nbsp; Another member told me it is a WWI “khaki comfort cushion” that was sold to Doughboys during WWI.&nbsp; There are two names on it and there must be a story there somewhere.&nbsp; First owner killed and second “inherited” it?&nbsp; No idea.&nbsp; There were 200 machine gun battalions in the US Army and some had books written about them, but a quick search didn’t turn any up on the 334th.&nbsp; Nor did either name produce many hits in my quick web search.&nbsp; Maybe someone here with better people-searching skills will help tell the story.&nbsp; Inflatable Cushion is about 12x14 inches.&nbsp; Name on one side is W.S. Poole.&nbsp; Other is T.W. Whouley.&nbsp; The blacked-out area contains some writing, perhaps another name and some numbers, and I’ll try putting it under alternate light frequencies to bring out the detail.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]115614[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]115615[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]115616[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]115617[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]115618[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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