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Special Order No. 137 (extract), Headquarters Love Field (Texas), May 22, 1918. Relieves twelve men, including Floyd W. Shepard, from duty at Love Field, Texas and orders them to Camp Dick, Dallas, Texas. One typed page.

Special Orders No. 140, War Department, June 15, 1918. Announces appointment of J. V. Hyde and Howard Hiltz Jones as Second Lieutenants in the Aviation Section, Signal Reserve Corps and assigns their active duty at Love Field, Dallas, Texas, as of…

Memorandum to Jules Verne (J. V.) Hyde from Major J. A. Blankenship, June 25, 1918. Confirms Hyde's commission as Second Lieutenant in the Aviation Section, Signal Reserve Corps, and requests that he telegraph his acceptance or declination. One typed…

Special Orders No. 114, Headquarters Camp Dick (Dallas, Texas), June 27, 1918. Relieves several officers at Camp Dick and orders them to proceed to Brooks Field, San Antonio, Texas and report for duty to the Commanding Officer. Includes Jules Verne…

Special Order No. 176 (extract), Headquarters Signal Corps Aviation School, Wilbur Wright Field (Ohio), July 1, 1918. Relieves a number of men, including Floyd W. Shepard, from duty at Wilbur Wright Field, Ohio and orders them to Langley Field,…

Photograph of an observation balloon of the Second Balloon Company, I Corps, United States Army, in flight over a field in the Montreal region of France, July 8, 1918.Included caption: "Easing off the balloon. Second Balloon Company, First Army…

Photograph of a sunken road lined with dead bodies and debris, France, July 19, 1918.Included caption: "A slightly sunken road used by the Germans as a trench and trench mortar position, captured by French and Americans in their advance. The deserted…

Memorandum to Jules Verne (J. V.) Hyde from Major Dean Smith, August 13, 1918. Expresses admiration for Hyde's conduct in helping extricate Lieutenant Lawton B. Evans from a wrecked airplane. A clipping related to this crash is in Folder 3. One typed…

Special Orders No. 170, Air Service Flying School (Brooks Field, Texas), August 14, 1918. Assigns several officers, including 2nd Lieutenant Jules Verne (J. V.) Hyde, to duty as Instructors in the Flying Department, Brooks Field, Texas. One typed…

Photograph of American fighter ace Frank Luke standing next to the wreckage of a German aircraft, Verdun, France, September 18, 1918. Stamped in corner: "U.S. Signal Corps."Inscription: "24393."Inscription on back of frame: "Frank Luke, 21 victories…