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: "24397."Inscription on verso: "View of Lt. Frank Luke, Jr.,…
Photograph of fields near Fort de Troyon, France, September 24, 1918.Included caption: "Panorama of the surrounding country taken from Fort de Troyon, Troyon Meuse, France. September 24, 1918."Inscription: "24412."Stamped in corner: "Signal Corps…
Memorandum to Jules Verne (J. V.) Hyde from Captain A. B. Lambert, October 1, 1918. Certifies requirements related to Hyde's application to the Aviation Section, Signal Officers' Reserve Corps, and instructs Hyde to report to the Army Recruiting…
Photograph of servicemen tethering a Caquot observation balloon of the Third Company, III Corps, United States Army, in the Meuse region of France, October 1, 1918.Included caption: "Observation balloon of the Third Company, Third Corps, being…
Photograph of servicemen tethering a Caquot observation balloon of the Third Company, III Corps, United States Army, in the Meuse region of France, October 1, 1918.Included caption: "Another view of 24855."Inscription: "24856."Stamped in corner:…
Photograph of a crashed observation balloon of the Sixth Balloon Company, United States Army, burning in an open field in the Meuse region of France, October 3, 1918.Included caption: "Balloon on fire after being hit by a German aviator. Sixth…
Special Orders No. 221, Air Service Flying School (Brooks Field, Texas), October 4, 1918. Instructs a few officers, including 2nd Lieutenant Jules Verne (J. V.) Hyde, to report for temporary duty to Dallas, Texas for the purpose of flying airplanes…
Photograph of servicemen of the 318th Engineers, United States Army, repairing roads in the Bethincourt area of Meuse, France on October 5, 1918. An American observation balloon is visible in the distance.Included caption: "Three hundred and Eighth…
Special Orders No. 227, Air Service Flying School (Brooks Field, Texas), October 10, 1918. Assigns several officers, including 2nd Lieutenant Jules Verne (J. V.) Hyde, to participate in regular and frequent aerial flights. One typed page.
Photograph of General John J. Pershing, United States Army, at the General Headquarters in Haute-Marne, France, October 19, 1918Included caption: "General J. J. Pershing. General Headquarters, Chaumont, Haute Marne, France. October 19,…