Original U.S. WWI Army Air Service Balloon Corps Painted Soldier’s Trunk - Private First Class Joseph C. Lohman, Waynesboro, PA 21st Century and latch for the muzzle

and latch for the muzzle booster are all maker coded with bpr

and LtCol (later

per US LAW before Importation into the United States

The flag measures approximately 30" x 34"

Original U.S. WWI Army Air Service Balloon Corps Painted Soldier’s Trunk - Private First Class Joseph C. Lohman, Waynesboro, PA 21st Century and latch for the muzzleOriginal Items: Only One Grouping Available. The United States Army Air Service (USAAS) was the aerial warfare service component of the United States Army between 1918 and 1926 and a forerunner of the United States Air Force. It was established as an independent but temporary branch of the U. S. War Department during World War I by two executive orders of President Woodrow Wilson: on May 24, 1918, replacing the Aviation Section, Signal Corps as the