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Over There!
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Poster with an illustration of a mechanic standing and waving to a silhouette of an airplane taking off; in the background several more silhouetted airplanes are in a hangar. Poster text reads: "Over There! Skilled Workers on the Ground, Behind the Lines. In The Air Service. Chauffeurs, Wood workers, Carpenters, Metal Workers, Machinists, Tailors, Auto Mechanic, Photographers, Motorcyclists. Skilled Workers Registered in the Draft, or Under 40 Years of Age Can Still join the Aviation Section, Signal Corps, U.S. Army. FOR INSTRUCTIONS WRITE AIR PERSONNEL DIVISION, RECRUITING SECTION, SIGNAL CORPS, WASHINGTON D.C."
1917
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Join The Army Air Service. Be An American Eagle!
1917
Poster with an illustration of an American eagle battling a Prussian eagle. Behind them, airplanes are flying towards an explosion. Poster text reads: "Join the Army Air Service. Be an American Eag...
Join the Air Service and Serve in France. Do It Now
1917
Poster with an illustration of an airplane with French markings flying in the sky. Two soldiers are in the foreground, one with binoculars, are looking off to the left.
Help Fill This Breech! Join the U.S. Marines!
1917
Poster featuring a photograph of two soldiers looking through the slits in a field gun shield. The breech of the cannon is open. Poster text reads: "Help Fill the Breech! Join the U.S. Marines! Thi...
U.S. Marines
1917
Poster featuring an illustration of two marine corpsmen on a shoreline. One Marine is standing and signaling with a signal flag to two battleships just off the shoreline, and the other Marine is ly...
Downed German Plane
October 4, 1918
German plane shot down between Montfaucon and Cierges, France.
Distinctive Insignia, United States Army, 1917-1919
1920
Poster featuring the insignia for all armies, corps, divisions, and special units of the United States Army during World War I.
