WWI US AEF Combat Medic Armband tobacco The clip is marked "Rite

The clip is marked "Rite Rite" and shows some wear

MEDIUM: Waist: 34"  Length: 15

with a large amount of water

It needs a good cleaning

WWI US AEF Combat Medic Armband tobacco The clip is marked "RiteOriginal 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