WWI US AEF Combat Medic Armband tobacco It folds closed like an

It  folds closed like an envelope

Detulin medicine tin for boils and blood purification

The clip is marked "Rite Rite" and shows some wear

The outside is fairly clean for an old rough wood crate

MEDIUM: Waist: 34"  Length: 15

WWI US AEF Combat Medic Armband tobacco It folds closed like anOriginal WWI AEF (American Expeditionary Force) and later US Army (when they entered the war) medical red cross armband brassard. I have seen these listed combat medic or officer's medical armband, however it appears to have much more broad usage. The use of red cross (or Geneva cross) in the US Army started in 1882. The usage explained in the 1912 Army regulations states that the following people were entitled to wear the armband: chaplains attached