This framed poster of an Alan B. Chesley painting depicting the USS Ward (DD-139), a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy that fired the first American shots of World War II, signed in the lower border in ink or felt tip by crew-members:  Richard J. Thill, Kenneth Swedberg, Maurice Gatewood and a fourth unidentified signature. This poster is framed in a beautiful wooden frame that is 23" long x 19" high.  The poster and frame are in excellent condition. There is not a Certificate of Authenticity. The item was obtained from a collector of military memorabilia.

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