This is the standard issue trousers issued and worn to the majority of WWI U.S. Army troops serving in the A.E.F. from 1917-1918. It has two front slit pockets and an adjustment strap in the back along with belt loops and a button fly. The wool is a little coarser and the color is more towards the olive drab shade.

This pair of pants was issued to Joseph Hanqlik serving with Company B of the 34th Infantry. These pants saw extensive use and show field modification from Hanqlik as the top two buttons had at one point fallen off and were hand sewed and replaced with white pearl buttons making this piece very unique. Joseph Hanqlik also marked and inscribed many sections of this pair pants with his infantry company, name, and other artwork. This can be found when flipping out the pockets of both the front and back sections of the uniform, as well as the inside waist band lining.

The division takes its name from the shoulder sleeve insignia designed for a 1917 training camp contest by American regional artist Marvin Cone, who was then a soldier enlisted in the unit. Cone's design evoked the desert training grounds of Camp Cody, New Mexico, by superimposing a red steer skull over a black Mexican water jug called an "olla." In World War I, the unit was called the "Sandstorm Division." German troops in World War II, however, called the U.S. division's soldiers "Red Devils" and "Red Bulls" because of their relentless fighting. The division later officially adopted the nickname.