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Military Aircraft Insignia Tell Story of World War I Heraldry
Reading the insignia on Army planes reveals the history and symbolism of Air Corps units. Each group and squadron carries coats of arms and emblems denoting battles like Cantigny Aisne Marne St Mihiel Chateau Thierry and Meuse Argonne and the motto Aut Vincere Aut Mort.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Baron, von Richtofen
Charles Guynemyer
Ninety-fourth
United States Air Service
United States
Iast
Air Corps
Air-Corps
Selfridge Field
Mich
Langley Field
Fort Crockett
Galveston
Texas
Mitchellfield
Long Island
N. XY
U.S
Cantigny
Aisne-Marne
St. Mihiel
Chateau Thierry
Meuse-Argonne
France
Ines
Ninth Observation Group
United States Army
First Aero Squadron
Pershing
Mesicu
Grande
Ninety-fifth
Seventh Bombardment Group
Rockwell Geld
California
Tout
St. Mt. Mel
San Francisco
Ippeara
Kean
Philippine Islands
Union