He may have ran into my Grandpa at some point
Big Red 1, D day at Normandy

Thanks for posting the items that you found.

For some reason the Bloody Red 1 has always been a favorite unit of mine to study from WW2 to Vietnam.

Then it became my first unit.

I missed some of the other items that forum members mentioned and had to go back to look but the first thing my eyes saw was the CIB.

The EAME Medal is interesting and had to look it up.

Ramius, thank you for sharing this information, and the photos.

That is very cool. Thanks for sharing.

The socket bayonet on the right is a US 1873 for the 45-70 Springfield 'trapdoor'. The scabbard looks like a NY State National Guard issue one.

I don't know if it possible to get a copy of his GGfather's citations for his medals, but that would be a tremendous thing for the family to know.

quote:

Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles:
Looks like he was in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. No Mission too difficult, no sacrifice too great, Duty First. If you're going to be One, be a Big Red One!

It does appear that the unit crest next to the 1st ID patch is the 16th Infantry Regiment:




https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik...iment_(United_States)

Looks like for a model 91 Mosin.
Older, slip ring type.

quote:

Originally posted by PCWyoming:
Maybe a Mosin Nagant?
I will have to compare with one I have when I get home.

PC

It's not for a Mosin-Nagant M1891. I know that.

1800s socket bayonets are not my area of expertise, but I believe 4859's ID of it as a US M1873 socket bayonet is correct.

Compare the base of the bayonet, the position of the spike to the base, and the transition to the spike portion. Notice the thin and slightly curving transition, the separation of the spike and the socket, and the protrusion hanging down from the base of the socket.

Original photo:


Early Russian M1891 lock ring bayonet, with thick squared transition, uniform circular base, and spike directly adjacent to the socket:


US M1873 bayonet, with thinner rounded transition, protrusion from the base, and separation between spike and socket:



The scabbard gives further weight to the identification as a M1873. Here's a M1873 bayonet and scabbard. (The scabbard in the OP's photo is upside down, with the US emblem facing the floor.)