Original U.S. WWII Corps of Engineers Library Book Case - 30¾ x 9¾ x 11¼”

Original Item. Only One Available. The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the military engineering branch of the United States Army. A direct reporting unit (DRU), it has three primary mission areas: Engineer Regiment, military construction, and civil works. USACE has 37,000 civilian and military personnel, making it one of the world's largest public engineering, design, and construction management agencies. The USACE workforce is approximately 97% civilian, 3% active duty military. The civilian workforce is mainly located in the United States, Europe and in select Middle East office locations. Civilians do not function as active duty military and are not required to be in active war and combat zones; however, volunteer (with pay) opportunities do exist for civilians to do so.

This is a very interesting case used by Engineers during World War II, that being their portable library book case, with 3 dividers inside for storage of 4 stacks of books. Engineers were some of the most important soldiers on the battlefield, and their supply of books were integral to their work.

The case has very heavy wear with denting and rusting in spots across. The handle is retained but we didn’t try to use it. The top lid is embossed:

U.S. ENGINEERS
LIBRARY BOOK CASE

Comes ready for further research and display.