There are three pictures showing a view of all (9) Old U.S. Army Air Force Items in this lot. These items all came out of the same scrap book. First there is a 1943 Christmas Greeting card from D.A.A.F. DEMING, NEW MEXICO. It has a nice image of two aircraft, and a Christmas tree with stars. Inside is a standard greeting and it is signed "SINCERELY BOB '43". It has some age yellowing and a spot in the upper left corner from tape. Next is a 1944 United States Army Air Forces Graduating Class Invitation. It has an embossed silver image of wings with a bomb on the front. There are two small pieces of tape attached as pictured. Inside it is marked as follows: The Army Air Forces Bombardier School Of Demming, New Mexico Announces The Graduation Of Class 44-1 On Saturday Morning, January Fifteeth Nineteen Hundres And Fourty-Four Demming, New Mexico Next is a small card that is marked as follows: Robert K. Strachan Flight Officer, Air Forces Army Of The United States Next there is a small newspaper clipping mentioning prison camps. After that there are (3) black & white photographs. They each have gold stars on them. They appear to be of a Memorial. In each there is a flower arrangement with ribbon and a photograph of a man in uniform. The last two items are newspaper clippings. One is a picture and the other has a picture and article about (9) Massachusetts men serving on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Tulagi. There is some tape on these. The following is a list of the names mentioned and the towns they were from: MoMM3c W.F. Burke, Chelsea Lt. J.F.X. Curran, Milton Lt. A. Monosson, Brookline Ens. W. O'Connor, Fitchburg MM2c G.D. Connors, Cambridge Cox O.J. Lagimoniere, Springfield PhM1c J.G. Souza, Somerville BM2c P.J. Andriopolis, Lynn S1c H.E. Heath, Lee All of these items for one price! |