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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."

Newspaper clipping of a eulogy for Quentin Roosevelt, circa 1918. Written by Reverend Endicott Peabody (1857-1944), an American Episcopal priest and founder of Groton School, which was attended by many members of the Roosevelt family.

Manual for a Morane-Saulnier Type AI airplane, February 1918. The manual originally belonged to Dardenne Allyre, the French mechanic who is mentioned in a memo in Folder 7.

Newspaper clipping, "Coolidge of Boston new aviator ace," from unidentified publication, circa 1918. Commemorates Lieutenant Coolidge achieving Ace status. Also mentions Eddie Rickenbacker, Frank Luke, and J. C. Vascoucelles.

Document acknowledging the receipt of one wool overcoat and three blankets from military stores, signed by Hamilton Coolidge, July 20, 1917.

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

Photograph of Liberty L-12 aircraft engines in a factory, likely in France, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "Liberty Dept."

Photograph of workers assembling rotary-style aircraft engines, France, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "Rotary Dept. France. WWI."

Photograph of workers assembling Renault 80HP aircraft engines, France, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "Renault Dept. France. WWI."

Photograph of Nieuport 27 aircraft undergoing assembly, France, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "Assembling A+R. France. WWI."