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Up for sale is an incredibly unique and exceptionally rare personal snapshot of World War I aviation and field history. This remarkable three-piece lot belonged to an American soldier, Forrest Chester Cole of Sterling, Kansas, who served in the U.S. Army Air Service (AEF) during the monumental Battle of St. Mihiel in September 1918.
Unlike mass-produced wartime souvenirs, this grouping represents direct, frontline documentation with raw, handwritten inscriptions detailing the gritty reality and dark humor of life on the Western Front.• Type: Real Photo Postcards (RPPC) / Military Photographs
• Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
• Soldier Identified: Forrest Chester Cole (Sterling, KS)
• Condition: Good vintage condition with expected light foxing, corner softening, and minor silvering consistent with 100+-year-old paper items. Please see high-resolution photos for exact condition details.This lot belonged to a verified Kansas doughboy who operated inside the high-speed motorcycle courier network of the U.S. Army Air Service during the war's largest air campaign.
