Hoss Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Nice Chris whenever I got a tunic I couldn't resist trying it on, always amazed at the quality even with the issue jobs back then. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Chip looks like a cross between Clint Eastwood and Flip Wilson to me. He ain't really that old. Only 13-14 years older than me and I'm not old. the only tunics that ever come close to fitting me were a few WW2. You have to be a thin man IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 18, 2016 Author Share Posted June 18, 2016 Indeed, Tunics are usually waaaay to small. Not possible to get a single arm in. The Visor cap i have to am officer of the bavarian 16 R.I.R. .... the Lt. d. Res was 1.54m !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Yeah, seems like mean averaging 68-72 inches tall with extreme narrowness frame. Many are 32-34" chest and the caps won't fit on most 12-13 year old boys these days. May General Pohlmann uniform is rather slim but I estimate he was about 6 foot tall. My Seebatalion tunic isn't large in shoulders but rather large in the waste so I can't tell if he was overweight or barrel chested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 18, 2016 Author Share Posted June 18, 2016 7 minutes ago, ccj said: My Seebatalion tunic isn't large in shoulders but rather large in the waste so I can't tell if he was overweight or barrel chested. Yup... all that sitting around playing cards.... :-) ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 He won the PlM.... ... In a poker game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Liontas Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Wow that is nice Chris! Trained in balloon observation?! I've hardly ever seen any American named balloon uniforms. What a find!!! And with his paperwork. How often do you see that anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ostprussenmann_new Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 On 6/14/2016 at 06:58, Chris Boonzaier said: Arrived safe and sound!!!! Very Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Liontas Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 It seems odd after observation training he was not utilized in balloons or spotter aircraft. Why after so much specialized artillery spotting training would he be sent to the infantry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Would he not have been assigned to the infantry as an artillery liaison officer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Chris, You've been in the military. Do you have to ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 Hi, My initial thought was that he could be a Liason officer, or to accompany an Infanterie Geschutz Batterie, but I think he would then have been attached to a Batl. staff? As it was, he was directly attached to a company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Liontas Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 On 7/10/2016 at 16:59, Chip said: Chris, You've been in the military. Do you have to ask? ROFL!!! Touche!! I should never doubt the military "mindset" lol. An amazing grouping any way you cut it! Did they send ARTY liaison officers to company level? Artillery spotting from either plane, balloon, or battery was becoming quite the science by 1918 - so I would not doubt it was possible. Especially if he made it the front before the big 1918 push. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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