WWII US Army Exchange Service Beverage Ration Card Unit Identified Signed WW2
Item History & Price
Here is a World War II US Army Exchange Service NBS Beverage Rations Card. It was kept as a souvenir by a US Navy Officer attached to the Army Air Corps' 111th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. The 111th saw action over the Mediterranean, North Africa, Tunisia, Sicily, Southern France then accompanied 7th Army for the remainder of the War. The card is signed by a Lieutenant Colonel in ...the Air Corps. The card was used by the Navy Liaison Officer, carried in his wallet, and is in heavily worn condition. It is at least 74 years old, probably older.
- WWII Paper, Documents, Ephemera- Army Issue Beverage Rations Card- Legible print, signatures- Heavily used; folded, dinged corners, stains, soiling, creasing, check marks, writing on reverse- Potential Provence: Ensign FH Markey USN, Lieutenant Colonel James H Deering Sr. Air Corps- Measures 4.75 x 3.5 inches
- Domestic buyers offered discounted 1st Class Service, padded mailer, tracking- International buyers are discounted1st Class Mail International, padded mailer, customs label- Pay Pal payment due w/in 7 days, contact me w/in 3 if payment not made immediately
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Background: The 111th earned 8 Battle Stars, destroyed 44 enemy aircraft, damaged 29, 12 claimed probably destroyed, sunk at least 1 submarine, earned a Distinguished Unit Citation and French Croix de Guerre.
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