Original U.S. WWII USS Maryland Aviation Observation Squadron 1 Floatplane Aircraft Skin and Scrapbook For Seaman 1st Class Francis Dryja, Stationed At Pearl Harbor Russian Air Force with some areas worn through

with some areas worn through

On 10 December 1943 the squadron resumed flying from one to four patrol lanes

as the use of gas increased

The Citadel Academy was occupied by Union troops in 1865 and reopened as an educational institution in 1882

and "210791" is the Luftwaffe Mobilierungs Nummer (Luftwaffe mobilization number) for 12

Original U.S. WWII USS Maryland Aviation Observation Squadron 1 Floatplane Aircraft Skin and Scrapbook For Seaman 1st Class Francis Dryja, Stationed At Pearl Harbor Russian Air Force with some areas worn throughOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is an excellent scrapbook made by US Navy Seaman 1st Class Francis Frank Stanley Dryja, a sailor who served aboard the USS Maryland. We are uncertain if he was present for the attack at Pearl Harbor, but he was serving aboard the Maryland in the years leading up to the attack. Dryja was a member of Observation Squadron 1 and most likely flew on the floatplanes from the Maryland. The scrapbook contains dozens of