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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 combant in Germany as part of the 1st Infantry Division, 18th Regiment, Company F, eventually receiving both the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. After the war, Meyer was reassigned to the 1st Division, Chief of Council, Presentation Department in Nuremberg. His new duties included building the architectural model for the redesigned courtroom at the Palace of Justice in preparation for the Nuremberg Trials.
Date: 1944
Item Number: 443407
Call Number: 2017.28.6
KSHS Identifier: 2017.28.6
Collections - Museum
Date - 1940s
Military - Equipment
Military - Service - Army - Infantry - 1st Infantry Division
Military - Veterans
Military - Wars - World War II
Objects and Artifacts - Tools & Equipment for Materials - Food Service - Kit, Mess
Places - International - Germany
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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