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Photograph of a field at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, circa 1917-1919.Inscription on album page: "Fort Sill enroute to France."Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during World War I,…

Photograph of a field near Colombey-les-Belles, France, circa 1917-1919.Inscription on album page: "Columbia [Colombey] Les Belle."Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during…

Photograph of the fortified entrance at Reims Cathedral, Reims, France, circa 1917-1919.Inscription: "141414. Close up of Rheims [Reims] Cathedral."Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero…

Photograph of four artillery shells, circa 1917-1919.Inscription on album page: "Dead Man's Hill. Some dead ones."Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during World War I, circa…

Franc banknote issued by the Chambre de Commerce de Bar-le-Duc, circa 1910s.Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during World War I, circa 1917-1919.

Franc banknote issued by the Chambre de Commerce de Nancy, circa 1910s.Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during World War I, circa 1917-1919.

Photograph of the fuselage of a Salmson 2 A2 aircraft, showing the emblem of the 24th Aero Squadron, circa 1917-1919.Inscription: "My Ship - A-Flight."Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero…

Photograph of the gate entrance to Verdun, France, circa 1917-1919.Inscription. "Verdun. Etain."Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during World War I, circa 1917-1919.

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…

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…