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[Servicemen reenacting battle scene near Grandpré, France]
Photograph of servicemen reenacting a battle scene near Grandpré, France, circa November 1918. One soldier without a gas mask mimes choking during a gas attack.Inscription: "Over the top. Gassed - Grand Pre. Nov. 1918. [illegible]."Part of a…

[Operations Report No. 64 (extract), Headquarters Air Service, November 1918]
Operations Report No. 64 (extract), Headquarters Air Service, First Army, American Expeditionary Forces, November 1918. Describes activity of the day, with Sidney Van Wyck Peters listed as a pilot during observation operations. One typed page.Part of…

[Aerial view of Étain, France]
Aerial photograph of a location in Étain, France, October 30, 1918.Inscription: "US 1A 24Sq B115 Etain 347.5-270.5 10-30-18 12h 5300M 50CM."Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron…

[General Orders No. 17, Headquarters Air Service, October 19, 1918]
General Orders No. 17, Headquarters Air Service, First Army, American Expeditionary Forces, October 19, 1918. Credits First Lieutenant Louis A. Woitishek and Second Lieutenant Sidney Van Wyck Peters with downing a German Fokker aircraft. One typed…

To the American soldiers of German descent [Propaganda leaflet]
German propaganda leaflet, "To the American soldiers of German descent," circa October 1918. The inscription notes that the leaflet was dropped at Vavincourt, France.Inscription: "German propaganda. Dropped at Vavincourt field in October 1918. 24th…

Individual report of instruction [for Sidney Van Wyck Peters, August 30, 1918]
Report, "Individual report of instruction," Air Service Report Training Section, August 30, 1918. Lists flight training details for Second Lieutenant Sidney Van Wyck Peters at the Third Aviation Instruction Center (Issoudun, France). Signed by…

[Servicemen in front of destroyed building, Château-Thierry, France]
Photograph of two servicemen in front of a destroyed building, Château-Thierry, France, July 1918.Inscription: "Chauteau-Thierry. July-1918. 141117."Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero…

Former Seattle Packard salesman now gunnery instructor in aviation in Texas [Clipping, June 9, 1918]
Newspaper clipping, "Former Seattle Packard salesman now gunnery instructor in aviation in Texas," from the Seattle Sunday Times, June 9, 1918. Includes printed photographs of Sidney Sid Van Wyck Peters. Part of a scrapbook containing items related…

[Serviceman in flight gear, Post Field, Oklahoma]
Photograph of a serviceman in flight gear, Post Field, Oklahoma, March 1918. A Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft is visible in the background.Inscription: "Post Field. March 1918."Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters'…

[Pass issued to Sidney Van Wyck Peters by Signal Corps Aviation School, February 11, 1918]
Pass issued to Sidney Van Wyck Peters by the Signal Corps Aviation School (San Diego, California), February 11, 1918.Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during World War I, circa…
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