Germany, Heer. A Pair of Tropical Field Trousers, Late-War Issue, by Hans Kappelmeier Province of China until December 5

until December 5

I have nominated and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate do appoint him Captain in the Third Volunteer Engineers in the service of the United States: to rank as such from the twentieth day of October eighteen hundred and ninety-eight

black embroidery interlaced with silvered aluminum wrapped white threading forming the piping along the top edge and flanking either side of the band

and was appointed General Staff Officer (Grade 2) in 1932

Germany, Heer. A Pair of Tropical Field Trousers, Late-War Issue, by Hans Kappelmeier Province of China until December 5(Heer Tropen Hose). A well preserved pair of Heer tropical field trousers, constructed of a light olive drab cotton cloth. The waistband features an integral belt consisting of an olive drab cotton rayon strap executed in a herringbone twill (HBT) pattern, emerging from two points at the front, with the left side retaining an olive drab painted magnetic steel buckle complete with claws to fasten to its opposite side. A single belt loop is stitched