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Butter Paddle from Fort Scott, 14BO302

Date: 1842-1853

Butter paddles, also known as butter hands or Scotch hands, were used to press butter against the side of the butter tub, forcing excess buttermilk out and stiffening the butter.…

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Assemblage of Nazi medals

Date: between 1943 and 1946

Assemblage of Nazi medals, insignia, and other memorabilia mounted in a shallow shadowbox. Collected by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted…

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Pipe

Date: between 1943 and 1946

German hunter’s pipe. Collected by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw heavy combant in…

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Army Private First Class stripe patch

Date: between 1943 and 1946

United States Army Private First Class sleeve stripe. Belonged to Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943.…

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Army 1st Infantry Division Patch

Date: between 1943 and 1946

United States Army 1st Infantry Division “Big Red One” should patch. Belonged to Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the…

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Army garrison cap

Date: between 1943 and 1946

World War II United States Army garrison cap. Khaki with light blue Infantry piping. Worn by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was…

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Army garrison cap

Date: between 1943 and 1946

World War II United States Army garrison cap. Olive drab wool with light blue Infantry piping. Worn by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg,…

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How to Shoot the U.S. Army Rifle

Date: between 1943 and 1946

How to Shoot the U.S. Army Rifle, published by the Infantry Journal, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1943. Belonged to Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg,…

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Basic Field Manual: Infantry Drill Regulations

Date: between 1943 and 1946

Basic Field Manual: Infantry Drill Regulations. War Department publication FM 22-5, August 4, 1941. Belonged to Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was…

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Basic Field Manual: Soldier’s Handbook

Date: between 1943 and 1946

Basic Field Manual: Soldier’s Handbook. War Department publication FM 21-100, July 23, 1941. Belonged to Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted…

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Basic Field Manual: First Aid for Soldiers

Date: between 1943 and 1946

Basic Field Manual: First Aid for Soldiers. War Department publication FM 21-11, April 7, 1943. Belonged to Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas,…

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Nazi Army helmet

Date: between 1943 and 1946

Nazi Army helmet. Collected by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw heavy combant in…

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Nazi belt

Date: between 1943 and 1946

Nazi Army uniform belt. Collected by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw heavy combant…

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Nazi Luftwaffe belt

Date: between 1943 and 1946

Nazi Luftwaffe uniform belt. Collected by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw heavy combant…

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Nazi gun-cleaing kit

Date: 1937

Nazi gun-cleaning kit. Collected by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw heavy combant in…

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Army first aid kit

Date: between 1943 and 1946

United States Army first aid pouch. Used by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw…

Medium: PhysicalObject

Army cartridge belt

Date: between 1943 and 1946

United States Army cartridge belt. Worn by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw heavy…

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Army mess kit

Date: 1944

United States Army mess kit. Used by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw heavy…

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Army leggings

Date: 1942

Pair of United States Army M1938 dismounted leggings. Worn by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943.…

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Zeltbahn

Date: between 1943 and 1946

World War II German zeltbahn, a poncho that can also be used as a tent panel, personal camouflage, or a stretcher. Collected by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr.…

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Nazi map case

Date: between 1943 and 1946

Rectangular brown leather Nazi map case. Collected by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw…

Medium: PhysicalObject

Army duffel bag

Date: between 1943 and 1946

U.S. Army duffle bag. Carried by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw heavy combant…

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Army jacket

Date: between 1943 and 1946

U.S. Army Eisenhower-style jacket. Worn by Private First Class John Lee Meyer, Jr. Meyer, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He saw heavy combat…

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Flask from Fort Scott, 14BO302

Date: 1855-1873

This flask was recovered from the Fort Scott National Historic Site during excavations conducted there between 1968 through 1972 by Kansas Historical Society Archeologists. The flask was recovered from the…