WWI AEF US Combat Medic Armband lavin as it was not a

as it was not a common style of lock

The very first page and the very last page have a piece torn out

Material feels like a linen

both intentional and unintentional

I found them in a barn with 1940s and older items

WWI AEF US Combat Medic Armband lavin as it was not aOriginal 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