Original U.S. WWI 1918 Red Cross "The First Three!" Give till it Hurts - they gave till they died - War Fund Week - One Hundred Million Dollars by Kidder - Linen-Backed - 20½ x 27¼” French Militaria the stomach and groin protected

the stomach and groin protected by three overlapping steel plates attached by fabric fastening straps for maneuverability

The decal measures about 3 1/4 inches across

as it came to be called by the crews who had to go there

dedications and mottos

however there is also some oxidation and fouling overall

Original U.S. WWI 1918 Red Cross "The First Three!" Give till it Hurts - they gave till they died - War Fund Week - One Hundred Million Dollars by Kidder - Linen-Backed - 20½ x 27¼” French Militaria the stomach and groin protectedOriginal Item. Only One Available. The First Three was one of many posters issued during World War I to encourage support of the war. This poster was commissioned from American artist Benjamin Kidder in 1918. This propaganda poster features an American flag flying behind three portrait medallions of three young men in uniform. These men, Merle Hay, Thomas Enright, and James Gresham were the first three Americans to die on the battlefields of Europe.