A GREAT HISTORICAL RECORD FROM A HARVEY, ILLINOIS (SOUTH SUBURB OF CHICAGO) SOLDIER AS HE WENT OFF TO FIGHT THE GERMANS. STARTS WITH AN ARTIST'S DRAWING OF HIM, THEN HAS PHOTOS FROM FORT SHERIDAN AND POST CARDS HE COLLECTED ALONG HIS WAY. INCLUDES A GERMAN CURRENCY BANK NOTE AND GREAT PHOTOS AS HE WAS ON THE RAIL SYSTEM - MOST OF THE PHOTOS SHOW THE DAMAGE TO TRESTLES, TRACKS, AND WEAPONS BEING TRANSPORTED. ALSO INCLUDED ARE PASSES DATED IN 1944, A NEWS CLIPPING OF HIS PROMOTION TO CORPORAL WHILE IN BELGIUM, AND A COPY OF YANKEE BOOMER DATED SEPTEMBER 1945.
VERY NICE PERSONAL COLLECTION FOR YOUR COLLECTION! 9 3.5"X5.5" PHOTOS OF THE RAILROAD AND OVER 25 POSTCARDS.UNIT PHOTOGRAPH AND ARTIST PORTRAIT ARE 8"X10". SEE OUR PICTURES FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS ITEM! SEE MUCH MORE BY CLICKING ON "VISIT STORE" OR "SEE OTHER ITEMS". PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME AND LOOK AT OUR PHOTOS OF THIS ITEM. PICTURES SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS WHEN IT COMES TO DESCRIBING CONDITION.
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET, WE NEVER USE STOCK PHOTOS. WE SOMETIMES USE FLASH FOR BETTER DETAIL, AND THE ITEMS COLOR MAY LOOK LIGHTER THAN IT ACTUALLY IS. OUR PHOTOS ARE A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR DESCRIPTION SO PLEASE USE THE ZOOM FEATURE AND VIEW ALL PHOTOS.