Original U.S. WWI Captured German Observation Balloon Fabric Sent Home by 1st Gas & Flame Soldier with Amazing Provenance - Croix de Guerre Recipient Sergeant First Class John Redmon One-of-a-Kind not typically seen on these

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Original U.S. WWI Captured German Observation Balloon Fabric Sent Home by 1st Gas & Flame Soldier with Amazing Provenance - Croix de Guerre Recipient Sergeant First Class John Redmon One-of-a-Kind not typically seen on theseOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Its not often that you find an original fragment of German airplane fabric from World War I, but its even less often that you find fabric from an observation balloon, let alone with as amazing of provenance as this! This is a colorful 5 x 10 piece of balloon fabric taken on May 29th, 1918 by Sergeant First Class John T. Redmon, Company C, 30th Engineers, later becoming the 1st Gas & Flame Regiment. The 1st G&F were the