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J. PAUL VERREES (1889-1942)
JOIN THE AIR SERVICE AND SERVE IN FRANCE. 1917.
42 1/2x24 3/4 inches, 108x63 cm. Ketterlinus, Philadelphia. Condition B+: tears and repaired tears at edges and in text banner; creases and rippling in image; text banner affixed at bottom. Paper.
During World War I "The Army Air Service [the precursor to the Air Force], like the Navy, was dependent on recruiting. Only the Army itself had a selective enlistment system. Rawls p. 179, IWM p. 57, Theofiles pl. C7, Borkan p. 41.
