All troops carried a first aid pouch on their belt. Inside the belt was a Carlisle Bandage. The bandage was large and contained sulfa powder, a hemostatic agent. The bandages were packed in either a tin (olive drab or red) or in paper wrapped in celluloid. A soldier was taught to locate this pouch on the belt off the rear right hip, but practice in combat taught G.I.s to move equipment as they saw fit.
First Aid Pouches, or Carlisle Pouches, are easy to come by (including a bandage tin to come with it) and any version is acceptable for use. The M-1910 is going to be khaki in color with two regular snaps. There are also variants with a single Lift The Dot (LTD) button. An M-1924 model is going to be OD #3 with a single LTD and the M-1942 will be the same but in the darker green OD #7. The latter may also have more of a triangular flap than the others. All should bear the letters "US" in black ink.
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