Box: 3, Folder: 8 - Air Service and Balloon Section documents, circa 1917-1918

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Box: 3, Folder: 8 - Air Service and Balloon Section documents, circa 1917-1918

Description

Air Service and Balloon Section documents, circa 1917-1918

Identifier

1996-11-18, Box: Three, Folder: 8

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Collection Items

[Notebook fragments belonging to Marc Lagen, circa 1918]
Notebook fragments belonging to Marc Lagen detailing daily activities on the front, circa 1918. Topics include Lagen's experiences in Verdun and Clermont (France), incidents involving airplanes and observation balloons, and receiving letters from…

[Travel form issued by U.S. Army Transport Service, November 27, 1917]
Travel form issued by the U.S. Army Transport Service, November 27, 1917. Certifies transportation for Marc Lagen from New York to France on December 3, 1917.

[Tally form for balloon observation notes, circa 1918]
Tally form for balloon observation notes, including ascensions, adjustments, registrations, hostile batteries seen in action, and hours in the air, circa 1918.

[Ascension report slip for Marc Lagen, June 9, 1918]
Ascension report slip for Marc Lagen, June 9, 1918. Documents Lagen's length of time with the 54th French Balloon Company, number of ascensions, and total hours logged.

Physical examination for appointment, promotion, or retirement [Military form]
Military form entitled "Physical examination for appointment, promotion, or retirement," filled out by Marc Lagen, April 3, 1918. Details physical health information from an exam required for Lagen's promotion to Captain. Two typed pages.

Manoeuvering Regulations for Type R Balloon
Document entitled "Manoeuvering Regulations for Type R Balloon," circa 1918. Typescript instructions with handwritten diagram at bottom detailing roles of rigger and telephone squad men. One typed page.

[Orders issued by Lookout Officer assigning Lieutenant Marc Lagen to lookout detail, circa 1918]
Orders issued by the Lookout Officer assigning Lieutenant Marc Lagen to lookout detail, circa 1918.

[Handwritten orders for Candidate Marc Lagen, circa 1918]
Handwritten orders for Candidate Marc Lagen, circa 1918. Instructs Lagen to report to surgeon.

[Handwritten orders for Lieutenant Marc Lagen, circa 1918]
Handwritten orders for Lieutenant Marc Lagen, circa 1918. Instructs Lagen to report to Neufchâteau, France for duty with Major Paegelow.

[Memorandum from First Lieutenant Marc Lagen to Lieutenant Colonel John H. [Joncett?], January 24, 1918]
Handwritten memorandum from First Lieutenant Marc Lagen to Lieutenant Colonel John H. [Joncett?], January 24, 1918. Reports Lagen's first ascension.
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