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ARTIFACT:
This is World War I United States Air Service identification bracelet with two good luck charms for 1st Lieutenant R. V. McMurphy of the Aviation Section, Signal Corps, United States Reserve (A.S.S.C.U.S.R.). The charms are a small boulder and a spider in its web. The Aviation Section, Signal Corps was the military aviation service of the United States Army from 1914 to 1918, and a direct ancestor of the US Air Force. It absorbed and replaced the Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps, and conducted the activities of Army aviation until World War I, when its statutory responsibilities were suspended for the duration of the war. The Aviation Section organized the first squadrons of the aviation arm and conducted the first military operations by United States aviation on foreign soil.
VINTAGE:
Circa World War I.
SIZE:
Approximately 7" in length and 13/16" in width.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Silver.
ATTACHMENT:
Bracelet catch.
MARKINGS:
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. U.S.A. engraved on reverse.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a United States Army Air Forces collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay CON-JMB-VAEJX11 LCGEX8/11 RETCON3/13 CON-JMB-50-VBEJX9/14 SLCGEX9/14 SCGEX11/15
CONDITION:
8- (Very Fine-Excellent): The bracelet shows some light to medium wear and has a handsome tarnish.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
