Item #68071 : Original period manufacture. Multi piece construction in red-white-blue wool felt, with individually sewn letters. Printed silk 48 star American flag. There are a few scattered moth bites, typical for it's age but not detracting. Camp Custer was established near Battle Creek Michigan in 1917, processing over 100,000 soldiers during the war. It was renamed Fort Custer in 1940, and remains a center for troop training in Michigan.