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Expert aviator's certificate issued by the Aero Club of America to Frank Wilbur Wright, October 3, 1917.

Certificate of honorable discharge for Hamilton Coolidge, October 3, 1917. Certifies his release from the Reserve Corps so he could take a commission with the Allied Expeditionary Force. Includes Coolidge's enlistment record. Two pages.

Certificate of Enlistment issued by the U.S. Army Enlisted Reserve Corps to Floyd W. Shepard, October 15, 1917. Certifies Shepard's enlistment in the Signal Corps, Aviation Section on August 15, 1917.

Certificate of Graduation issued to Edward I. Sproull by the U.S. School of Military Aeronautics at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, November 3, 1917.Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War…

Appointment certificate issued to Frank Wilbur Wright, November 17, 1917. Temporarily appoints Wright as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Signal Corps.

Certificate verifying Wilbur D. Kennedy's promotion to First Lieutenant in the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps, United States Army, November 20, 1917.

Certificate issued to Lieutenant (temporary Captain) John S. Wheelwright by the Royal Air Force, circa 1918. Notes that Wheelwright was mentioned in the "London Gazette" for gallant and distinguished services and states the King's high appreciation…

Certificate of Commission issued to First Lieutenant Charles W. Drew by the U.S. Army, January 18, 1918. Appoints Drew as a first lieutenant in the Aviation Section of the Signal Officers' Reserve Corp.

Certificate of graduation issued by the United States Schools of Military Aeronautics, University of Texas at Austin, to Jules Verne (J. V.) Hyde, February 2, 1918.

Graduation certificate issued by the Royal Flying Corps to Lionel Cherry Gilmour, February 19, 1918. Certifies that Gilmour has completed a course in the Military Flying Wing and is qualified for RFC service.