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Estate sale find, original vintageWWI Mexican Border War 1st Arizona Infantry Soldier Photo Marine S. Drumm Bugler Naco, AZ, July 1917.
In 1916, during the Mexican Revolution, President Wilson sent General Black Jack Pershing into Mexico with an expeditionary force to capture Pancho Villa.
The First Infantry Regiment of the Arizona National Guard was part of General Pershing’s army and was mobilized to guard and patrol the border between Douglas and Naco, Arizona.
The First Arizona Infantry Regiment continued its mission on the border until World War I was declared and was federalized on August 5, 1917.
It was redesignated as the 158th Infantry Regiment (40th Division) and deployed to France in 1918, serving as replacements for other divisions and acted as the official honor guard for President Woodrow Wilson.
The item measures approximately 3.5\" X 5.75\", approximate shipping weight 3 ounces.
PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS - AS IS - SIGNS OF WEAR - THIN PAPER - AGE TONING - DISCOLORATION - FADING - SOILING - STAINS - CREASES - SCUFFS - RUBBING - TEARS - CHIPPING - ROUNDED CORNERS - WRITING - ARCHIVAL TAPE REPAIRS (FILMOPLAST) ON BACK - The item appears to be in overall Fair to Good Minus used condition, no odors, please see images.
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