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John James Deuel Military Photo Analysis
Chapter 2 - The Uniform (extracted from longer email)
On your grandfather's photo, there's not much to go on. The belt and shirt that he is
wearing might be a clue, and none of the men seem to be wearing puttees. If the feet
were better shown the boots might be a good clue. A few men seem to be wearing the
Model 1911 field service hat, or "campaign hat," or at least a hat that is very similar. I
don't know what a "Mexican officer's hat" looks like, they don't seem to be American
military issue, if that's indeed what they are then that's a good clue. It could be a photo
taken during the expedition against Pancho Villa, which occurred around 1914-1916.
There were about 100,000 American troops who took part, mostly cavalry. The overall
commander was Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing, who later commanded the American
forces in France during WWI. His nickname derived from his once commanding black
troops, the "buffalo soldiers" of the 10th Cavalry, although they actually used a cruder
adjective than black at the outset. Also taking part as a junior officer was George S.
Patton, Jr., who spent most of time there killing the "good" Mexicans instead of the
Villistas.
Richard Gifford
July 23, 2002
Chapter 3 - Hat Styles
On your grandfather's photo, there's not much to go on. The belt and shirt that he is
wearing might be a clue, and none of the men seem to be wearing puttees. If the feet
were better shown the boots might be a good clue. A few men seem to be wearing the
Model 1911 field service hat, or "campaign hat," or at least a hat that is very similar. I
don't know what a "Mexican officer's hat" looks like, they don't seem to be American
military issue, if that's indeed what they are then that's a good clue. It could be a photo
taken during the expedition against Pancho Villa, which occurred around 1914-1916.
There were about 100,000 American troops who took part, mostly cavalry. The overall
commander was Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing, who later commanded the American
forces in France during WWI. His nickname derived from his once commanding black
troops, the "buffalo soldiers" of the 10th Cavalry, although they actually used a cruder
adjective than black at the outset. Also taking part as a junior officer was George S.
Patton, Jr., who spent most of time there killing the "good" Mexicans instead of the
Villistas.
Richard Gifford
July 23, 2002
Chapter 3 - Hat Styles