A Porcelain Shaving Mug Commemorating United States Air Service in World War I
Early 20th Century
depicting a pilot flying a biplane, with the name C.M. Berman and U'S' Air Service 1918-1919 in gilt lettering against a fuschia wrap.
underside marked J&C Bavaria.
Height 3 3/4 inches.

It's likely that this mug was made for Brigadier General Morris Berman. Born in New York in 1891, Morris began his military career in 1912 and rose consistently through the ranks until his death in 1945. In 1918, he was completed courses at the School of Military Aeronautics at both the Georgia School of Technology and the University of Illinois, and studied at the Air Service School for Radio Operators at the University of Texas. In 1919, he joined the office of the Air Service Department and became Assistant Corps Area Air Officer the next year. He served in the U.S. Air Service, Air Corps and Strategic Air Forces in various capacities for the rest of his career.

Collector's label to underside.