Question About Uniform Collar Disks

[SoftandFlaky]

Hi, I recently bought a ww1 jacket from an estate sale. It is in pretty solid condition, and also has the original collar pins, as well as a ww1 victory medal with the 'France' tag, and a US Oregon State Service medal. I am trying to figure out what part of the army this particular soldier was in, from the collar disks. I've attached pictures of the jacket and collar pins. I've scoured the internet for the better part of two or three hours trying to find anything, but have so far come up with nothing. Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[Jools mckenna]

I may be wrong but I think the number on the left button means the Regiment number, so 36th Infantry Regiment (United States) and the letter on the right button is the company so, H company.

 

[SoftandFlaky]

That's what i thought initially as well. However, the 36th infantry regiment isn't credited with being involved in ww1, when the soldier who wore this uniform most definitely was, considering that the victory medal has the 'France' bar on the ribbon. And it can't be the 36th infantry division, because they only recruit from Texas and Oklahoma and this soldier was from Oregon, considering that the service medal was rewarded by the state of Oregon. However, there was another post on this forum that shed some light. According to the OP, the collar discs whose style exactly matches mine (bold 'US' with a plain number underneath and no other markings) are of national guard soldiers and designate a state unit rather than a division. However, i can find no reference to a 36th anything being associated with or part of the Oregon Army NG. The 'H' pin i believe to mean 'headquarters', according to this site. So that's where I'm at. Basically nowhere.

EDIT: Forgot to add links. inserted. 

Edited 29 August , 2019 by SoftandFlaky

[mancpal]

how can you be sure that the medals and tunic belonged to the same soldier as opposed to the seller combining the two to create more interest?

 

Simon

[SoftandFlaky]

That is very likely, and something I thought of as well. However, the fabric of the jacket around the pins and where the medals are clasped looks....well accustomed? I can't think of a good way to describe it other than that. Basically, the medals and discs are upon inspection, obviously as old as the jacket itself as the ribbons on the medals are faded and dusty, as well as the discs. This seems to fit the jacket as it too is very dusty. Also, the fabric of the jacket where the medals and discs are fastened retains the shape of being clasped, even after the decorations have been (carefully) removed. This, to me at least, suggests that the decorations have been attached to jacket for some time.