WW1 US AIR SERVICE 21st AERO SQ. CAPT. KEELING G. PULLIAM U.S. OFFICIAL PHOTO

Description: ORIGINAL! RARE ! WW1 US AIR SERVICE 21st AERO SQ. CAPT. KEELING G. PULLIAM IN FRANCE - U.S. OFFICIAL PHOTO CAPTAIN " KEELING GAINES PULLIAM (b.1884-d.1974) " WITH THE U.S. ARMY AIR SERVICE 21st AERO SQUADRON POSES DURING THE WAR AT THE ISSOUDUN AERODROME IN FRANCE WITH HIS NIEUPORT 17 FISH DECORATED PLANE NAMED " JAZBO " AT THE 3rd AVIATION INSTRUCTION CENTRE (A.I.C.) AT FIELD 3 (WHICH HE WAS THE COMMANDER OF). FIELD 3 WAS USED FOR SOLO FLYING, CROSS COUNTRY FLYING, BASIC AEROBATICS . . Reportedly, Captain Pulliam also flew as a volunteer with French Spad Squadron No.102 during his time overseas and was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm for his exploits. Later in the war, Pulliam joined Headquarters, 1st Army until the Armistice was signed on November 11th, 1918, ending the war. Issoudun Aerodrome was a complex of military airfields in the vicinity of Issoudun, Centre, France. They were used during World War I as part of the Third Air Instructional Center, American Expeditionary Forces for training United States airmen prior to being sent into combat on the Western Front. It was at that time the largest air base in the world. PERIOD ID's IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE NEGATIVE: " U.S. OFFICIAL" PERIOD ID'D IN THE NEGATIVE ON THE LOWER LEFT WITH THE U.S. SIGNAL CORPS'S OFFICIAL NEGATIVE NUMBER: (X)12472 PERIOD HAND ID'D ON THE REVERSE: “ D ” SHARP FOCUS AND VERY GOOD CONTRAST. DIMENSIONS: 4 3/8" x 7 3/4" SEPIA SEMI GLOSS POSTCARD WEIGHT PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPER CONDITION IS VERY FINE WITH SOME VERY MINOR SILVERING AND PERIOD ALBUM RESIDUE ON THE REVERSE ALONG WITH HANDLING FROM ITS 106+ YEARS. PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE

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