is the world war i uniform of lieutenant ralph wickham of the united states marine corps. ralph wickham joined the united in 1917.rine corps he was a private, served overseas and during the battle of the marne, he risked his life twice going out under intense fire to bring gun back his comrade who was wounded. he was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant. he reserved a silver star, a distinguished cross, and a purple heart. you can see from the helmet he was nearly killed by the large sized dent in the brim of his helmet that was caused by a german machine gun bullet. his uniform and accessories were donated by his daughter, who lives here in cincinnati. the first world war today was originally called the 1939, the until coming of the second world war. this is the flight jacket of harward.t he served in north africa, sicily, and italy. overseas for one year. he received the distinguished flying cross. this came from his family, his daughter. a few years ago, with all of his effects, and it was, with the most veterans, it was the highlight of his life. like many of thes