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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…

Photograph of two servicemen parachuting to the ground after their observation balloon was hit by German shells, circa 1918. Inscription on verso: "Hat, musette bag, A.S. Insignia, Soap, toothpaste, comb, boots + shoe brush + polish, pen + paper,…

Confidential Orders No. 20, U.S. Signal Corps, Aviation Section, November 22, 1917. Orders Marc Lagen to report to the Commanding Officer at the Port of Embarkation in Hoboken, New Jersey for transportation to France.

Memorandum from Comptroller W. W. Warwick, Treasury Department, May 20, 1919. Relays the decision and justification of the War Department Auditor that claimant Major Baker is not entitled to commutation for his losses. Part of a series of documents…

Regimental Order No. 51, National Guard, January 29, 1917. Honorable discharge for Private Marc Lagen from service in the National Guard for removal to another state.

Letter to Marc Lagen from Chief of Adjusted Compensation Division, United States Veterans Bureau, January 1, 1925. Issues Adjusted Service Certificate and $1384 in compensation. One typed page.

Letter to Marc Lagen from Major T. W. Wrenn, U.S. War Department, May 2, 1919. Sends application forms for Reserve Corps (application not included). One typed page.

General Orders No. 94, U.S. War Department, July 16, 1917. Rescinds General Orders No. 75 and substitutes orders on the confidentiality of any information on overseas movement. Military personnel are forbidden to make public details such as…

Memorandum issued by the Office of Chief Signal Officer, U.S. War Department, to Marc Lagen, December 18, 1917. Notes Lagen's commission as First Lieutenant in the Aviation Section and instructs him to notify the Officer of the Chief Signal Officer…

Order No. 127, U.S. War Department, November 21, 1917. Assigns a number of First Lieutenants, Aviation Section, Signal Reserve Corps, including Marc Lagen, to active duty. Men are ordered to report for transportation to France where they will report…