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[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…

[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…

[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…

Strasburg jubilantly places keys in hands of France [Clipping, circa November 1918]
Newspaper clipping, "Strasburg jubilantly places keys in hands of France," from an unidentified publication, circa November 1918. Reports on Armistice celebrations in France and on Acting Mayor Ungemach of Strasbourg, France presenting the keys to…

[Servicemen shaking hands next to Salmson 2 A2 aircraft]
Photograph of two servicemen shaking hands next to a Salmson 2 A2 aircraft (fuselage number 14), November 6, 1918.Inscription: "Ship #14. Nov-6-1918."Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero…

[Memorandum, Headquarters 24th Aero Squadron, November 8, 1918]
Memorandum, Headquarters 24th Aero Squadron, First Army Observation, American Expeditionary Forces, November 8, 1918. Grants Second Lieutenant Sidney Van Wyck Peters leave to visit Versailles (Paris, France). One typed page.Part of a scrapbook…

[Officers of 24th Aero Squadron with Salmson 2 A2 aircraft, Vavincourt, France]
Photographic group portrait of officers of the 24th Aero Squadron, U.S. Army Air Service, with a Salmson 2 A2 aircraft, Vavincourt, France, November 18, 1918.Inscription: "Officers of 24th Squadron. Vavincourt, France. 11-18-18. 'B.' 'The Greatest…

[Members of 24th Aero Squadron with Salmson 2 A2 aircraft, Vavincourt, France]
Photographic group portrait of members of the 24th Aero Squadron, U.S. Army Air Service, with two Salmson 2 A2 aircraft, Vavincourt, France, November 18, 1918.Inscription: "24th Aero Squadron. Vavincourt. 11-18-18. 1st Army."Part of a scrapbook…

[Crowd waiting for procession, Metz, France]
Photograph of a crowd waiting for a procession, Metz, France, November 19, 1918.Inscription on album page: "Metz. Nov. 19, 1918. Awaiting the president."Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th…

[General Orders No. 30, Office of First Army Air Service Commander, November 26, 1918]
General Orders No. 30, Office of First Army Air Service Commander, American Expeditionary Forces, November 26, 1918. Cites Second Lieutenant Sidney Van Wyck Peters and First Lieutenant Walter R. Lokey for exceptional devotion to duty during…
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