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Operations Office memo, Operations Office, 94th Aero Squadron, September 27, 1918. Gives directions concerning procedures for night flying for the 94th Aero Squadron. One typed page.

Photograph of a wrecked Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft (fuselage number 403), October 3, 1918. The verso inscription identifies the aircraft's pilot as Lieutenant Fish.Inscription on verso: "Pilot: Lt. Fish. Date: 10/3/18. Place: Camp, back of water…

Certificate of promotion issued by United States Army for Hamilton Coolidge, October 3, 1918. Certifies Coolidge's promotion to Captain in the United States Army.

Letter to Adjutant General, American Expeditionary Forces, from Captain Hamilton Coolidge, October 12, 1918. Writes to accept his commission as Captain in the Air Service. One typed page.

Photograph of Hamilton Coolidge in uniform, October 22, 1918.Inscription on verso: "22 Octobre 1918. [Rest of inscription illegible]"

Translated text on certificate that accompanied the Croix de Guerre awarded to Captain Hamilton Coolidge, November 29, 1918. One typed page.

Photograph of a memorial plaque for Quentin Roosevelt, circa 1918-1919. The plaque may be located at Groton School, where Roosevelt served as press editor.Text on plaque: "In memory of Quentin Roosevelt, Press Editor 1914-1915. First Lieut. Air…

Photograph of the gravesite of Captain Hamilton Coolidge, France, circa 1918-1919.Inscription on marker: "Capt. Hamilton Coolidge. Killed in Action Oct 27, 1918. 94th Aero USA."

Photograph of two unidentified servicemen at the gravesite of Captain Hamilton Coolidge, France, circa 1918-1919. Inscription on marker: "Capt. Hamilton Coolidge. Killed in Action Oct 27, 1918. 94th Aero USA."

Photograph of an unidentified woman tending to the gravesite of Captain Hamilton Coolidge, France, circa 1918-1919. Inscription on marker: "Capt. Hamilton Coolidge. Killed in Action Oct 27, 1918. 94th Aero USA."