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Question:below is 2 pic of my great grandfather in one he is wearing a uniform.
do you know what service men would be wearing this uiform?
army,navy ect.....

he was born 1895 and died 1948


http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t236/...

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t236/...


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: below is 2 pic of my great grandfather in one he is wearing a uniform.
do you know what service men would be wearing this uiform?
army,navy ect.....

he was born 1895 and died 1948


http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t236/...

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t236/...

The uniform in the first picture is of the Army "doughboy" (as they were called) of World War I. Doughboy is an outdated slang term for an American infantryman, best known from its use in World War I. The origin of the term is unclear. The most commonly held explanation is that it came into use in the Civil War in reference to the dumpling-shaped buttons on the Union soldiers' jackets. Others claim that it goes back to the Mexican-American War or originated from an early form of the doughnut, called the doughboy. Another theory is that it refers to the "soft" condition of the young soldiers, applied by British and French forces in World War I who had already fought nearly four years. One derisive story is that American soldiers were called doughboys because they were "kneaded" in 1914 but didn't rise until 1917 (the US didn't join the war until 1917). It was the American Expeditionary Force troops who wore this uniform.

It's WWI, no doubt. The uniform looks American to me, but really, it's hard to tell without the helmet. EDIT: sorry, Army

The second photo looks like he's posing years after the war, prolly in Europe somewhere, but that's really an easy guess.

I agree with answer above, looks like the same uniform as the 1st and 2nd photos in this link.

http://www.ushist.com/uniforms_world-war...

I would guess world war 1 army

WWI it is an army uniform i believe. I have a picture of my great grandfather in a very very similar uniform and i know he served in the army in WWI.