[Servicemen tethering Caquot observation balloon]

Photograph of servicemen tethering a Caquot observation balloon of the Third Company, III Corps, United States Army, in the Meuse region of France, October 1, 1918.

Included caption: "Observation balloon of the Third Company, Third Corps, being brought down. Mallancourt, Department of Meuse, France. October 1, 1918."

Inscription: "24855."

Embossed in corner: "Signal Corps U.S. Army"

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