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Miller Award for 2017 Bob Kotchian
US Cavalry from 1914 to 1917
Mexican Border Service 1916 by Bob Kotchian
The 2017 Miller Award display by Robert L Kotchian, focuses on the US Cavalry from 1914 to 1917 while serving along the US/Mexican border and during the Punitive Expedition into Mexico searching for Pancho Villa. The mannequin display shows the basic field uniform and equipment as worn by the US Cavalry on the Mexican border. The distinctive uniform item in this display is the original Patten 1911 Sweater. During the Punitive Expedition, the uniform sweater was not warm enough given the high elevations in Mexico. The goggles and the bandanna are not regulation but given the weather extremes these two items were purchased by most troopers. During the same period photo postcards not only document the fighting but also detail the uniforms, weapons and equipment used by both the Mexican Revolutionaries and the US troops. The photos also show new technologies that were tested and used by the US military such as machine guns airplanes, wireless communications and motorized trucks.
Mexican Border Service 1916 Display