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1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

John Henry Smith

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

Memorabilia of John Henry Smith

This page contains items brought home from his military service
and kept throughout the years as souvenirs of his time in the Army.

Field bag, intrenching tool, bayonet, compass and pocket bible
belonging to John Henry Smith

M-1936 field bag to which has been affixed a pair of eyelets on the top flap
to attach a shovel or bayonet

Model 1943 folding intrenching tool

Model 1943 intrenching tool folded

Close-up of intrenching tool
showing markings of:

US
AMES

AMES was the manufacturer's
name

The markings are barely visible
on the spade just below the
riveted handle assembly

Close-up of handle of intrenching tool showing remnants of the original
olive drab paint

Model M1917 bayonet and scabbard

M1917 bayonet in its scabbard

Close-up of bayonet scabbard showing US Ordnance marking
and bayonet model number

Field compass

Field compass opened

Pocket bible (New Testament Psalms)

Pocket bible (New Testament Psalms) of John Henry Smith

Note the inscription of:

Pvt. John H. Smith

The Chapel
of Fort
Mcpherson Ga.

8-7-42

(The date is the second day of active duty for John Henry Smith.
He carried this all through the war.)

This page was prepared with the assistance of Amy Scarborough Hughes, the granddaughter of
John Henry Smith who has lovingly preserved the documents, mementos and memories of her
grandfather's service.

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