Henry Flynt wore this woolen uniform while on military service during World War I (1914-1918; U.S. involvement, 1917-1918). The uniform has the markings of the 78th or “Lightning Division,” and Flynt’s rank of lieutenant is discernable by the bar pinned on the epaulettes on the uniform’s shoulders. Perhaps the most unusual aspect to modern eyes are the pants. They are flared at the hip to allow Flynt to comfortably ride a horse. The legs fit tightly on the calf and have buttons to allow for their removal. Between the end of the trousers and the boots, long strips of woolen cloth, called “puttees”, would have been wound in a spiral up the legs. They kept water and mud from getting into the boots. Puttees were used throughout the First World War, but were replaced in 1929, by lace-up canvas gaiters.