Original U.S. WWI Distinguished Service Cross Recipient Major Willis A. Diekema French-Made Uniform with French-Made Pilot’s Wings & Sam Browne Belt - 3 Aerial Victories - 91st Aero Squadron Russian/Soviet Militaria There are additional circled proof

There are additional circled proof marks on various components

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One the other side it is marked with the manufacturer's logo of a Königskopf (King's Head) on the blade ricasso

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Original U.S. WWI Distinguished Service Cross Recipient Major Willis A. Diekema French-Made Uniform with French-Made Pilot’s Wings & Sam Browne Belt - 3 Aerial Victories - 91st Aero Squadron Russian/Soviet Militaria There are additional circled proofOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is the tremendous uniform jacket & Sam Browne belt of Major Willis Alcott Diekema, 91st Aero Squadron, who ended the war with three aerial victories and a Distinguished Service Cross. Diekema had his fair share of close calls during the war, barely making it back over the line after being heavily bombarded with anti aircraft fire that punctured the radiator and plowed a furrow through the pilots helmet. Diekemas D.