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Circular Letter No. 1, compiled by Captain Burdette Wright, U.S. Army Air Service, circa 1920. Contains information about past members of the 12th Aero Squadron, including current employment, address, and doings, and an update of events since…

Memorandum from Commanding General to Commanding Officer, 12th Aero Squadron, July 31, 1918. Commendation to the 12th Aero Squadron for their service during the second battle of the Marne. One typed page.

Ticket for the 12th Aero Squadron's Christmas dinner, December 1918.

Menu for the 12th Aero Squadron's Christmas dinner, December 1918. Inscription on verso lists servicemen and their squadrons.

Memorandum from First Lieutenant Robert D. Isedon, Surgeon, 12th Aero Squadron, April 14, 1919. Certifies Wilbur D. Kennedy fit for service as captain. One typed page.

Troop Movement Order No. 72, Operations Office, Headquarters, Forwarding Camp, American Embarkation Center, May 18, 1919. Orders 12th Aero Squadron to Brest, France. One typed page.

Plane record for the 12th Aero Squadron, circa 1918-1919. Lists aircraft, their factory number, and their post-war disposition. Three typed pages.

Clipping, "Amex fliers safe after weathering shower of shot," from the Paris Herald, circa 1918. Describes how Benjamin P. Harwood and Fred L. Luhr of the 12th Aero Squadron narrowly escaped a German attack. Originally included with correspondence…

Newspaper photograph of members of the 12th Aero Squadron at an airfield in France, circa 1917-1919. A Dorand Type A.R.1 A2 biplane is visible behind them. Typed caption: "Members of an American aero squadron, all fully trained and ready for service,…

Photograph of two unidentified American soldiers, one wearing flight gear, standing next to a Salmson 2 A2 biplane of the 12th Aero Squadron, circa 1917-1919. Part of the Wilbur D. Kennedy photograph album containing six hundred and five (605)…