Vouchers for Lira, ca. 1917-1918

Series 2 contains documents issued to USAAS personnel by the Italian government during World War I. Included here are a certificate issued to Hutchins by the Royal Italian Army and two vouchers for lira. Both the certificate and the vouchers are in Italian. The certificate grants Hutchins the right to wear a service medal for non-combatants in the Italian war effort, which serves as an acknowledgment of his permission to serve in the Italian forces. A translation of the certificate is included. The vouchers were issued by the Italian Bank (through the Loan Fund of Veneto) to troops serving in the war effort in lieu of lira. These vouchers were found tucked between pages in the photograph album in Series 3, and therefore probably belonged to Logan Osborn.