Catalog Code:
1- 1722
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A Family jigsaw puzzle made by Millers, Mechanicsburg, PA 1919 c. Plywood, semi-interlocking, cut with 3 figure pieces spelling "USA" in sky. Artist: Frank Schoonover. Printed description of battle glued on box cover reads, "EARLY in the morning of May 28, 1918, three battalions of our 28th. Infantry, First Division--the first to land in France, swept out of their trenches and, aided by French tanks and Franco-American Artillery, captured the strongly held village of Cantigny. A tense moment in that fight has been vividly caught by Mr. Schoonover, who worked from official photographs and descriptions by participants."
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