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The short snorter

A worn Series 1935A one-dollar silver certificate, serial V83434883B, covered in overlapping signatures including Frank J. Calicura, 1st Lt. AAF — Undated. Series 1935A, serial V83434883B. Frank signed it as 1st Lt., AAF. Dominic signed it. Charles Beatie’s name is on it — the man who helped drag a runway into the Martinez fill. Hayward, California, in the margin. The Army did not require it, did not track it, and would not have cared if it were lost.Family collection · Zoom to read the handwriting

A worn Series 1935A one-dollar silver certificate, serial V83434883B, covered in overlapping signatures including Frank J. Calicura, 1st Lt. AAF — Undated. Series 1935A, serial V83434883B. Frank signed it as 1st Lt., AAF. Dominic signed it. Charles Beatie’s name is on it — the man who helped drag a runway into the Martinez fill. Hayward, California, in the margin. The Army did not require it, did not track it, and would not have cared if it were lost.Family collection · Zoom to read the handwriting

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A worn Series 1935A one-dollar silver certificate, serial V83434883B, covered in overlapping signatures including Frank J. Calicura, 1st Lt. AAF

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More of Charles Beatie in the footlocker
More of Dominic F. Calicura in the footlocker
More of Frank J. Calicura in the footlocker

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Family Collection. The short snorter. The Spirit of Martinez.

https://www.spiritofmartinez.com/archive/snorter

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