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1910 RPPC Postcard Clarinda Iowa 55th Infantry Brigade Military Music Band 55th MEB ( Clarinda, IA )This postcard depicts the 55th Infantry Brigade, otherwise known as the 55th MEB or 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade. This is the same military company that participated in the Pancho Villa Expedition.
The Pancho Villa Expedition—now known officially in the United States as the Mexican Expedition, but originally referred to as the "Punitive Expedition, U.S. Army"—was a military operation conducted by the United States Army against the paramilitary forces of Mexican revolutionary Francisco "Pancho" Villa from March 14, 1916, to February 7, 1917, during the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920.
The expedition was launched in retaliation for Villa's attack on the town of Columbus, New Mexico, and was the most remembered event of the Mexican Border War. The declared objective of the expedition by the Wilson administration was the capture of Villa. Despite locating and defeating the main body of Villa's command who were responsible for the Columbus raid, U.S. forces were unable to achieve Wilson's stated main objective of preventing Villa's escape.
Please inspect the pictures, as they give the best representation of condition.Other than some age marks on the back, this postcard is in great shape for its age.
(A100 inventory number)
