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Lt. Heber Wallace Peters was a member of the American Air Service in France during World War I. He received flying instruction in Tours and Chateauroux and completed this training in Issoudun, where he became a flight instructor himself. Attached to the 33rd Aero Squadron, he was stationed in Bordeaux for a short following the Armistice before returning to the United States.

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Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type AWARDS-Insignia Physical Description United States 48 star national flag owned by Lt. Herber Wallace Peters; consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton with forty-eight white, five-pointed stars arranged 6 horizontal rows of 8 stars. Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 58.4 x 88.9cm (23 x 35 in.)
 Materials Overall: Silk
 Inventory Number A19772772000 Credit Line Donated by Mrs. Joy Peters Haslem Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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