Affidavit from Marc Lagen, May 22, 1919. Statement by Lagen swearing that his personal property was lost while saving government property in the fire. Two copies, one with handwritten notes enumerating lost items. Attached note with return…
Appended forwarding notes for memorandums, February 24 and March 2, 1919. Two carbon copies. Part of a series of documents regarding a claim for personal property that was destroyed in a barracks fire in Souilly, France.
Ascension report slip for Marc Lagen, June 9, 1918. Documents Lagen's length of time with the 54th French Balloon Company, number of ascensions, and total hours logged.
Balloon parachute diagram created by the Balloon Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, December 23, 1918. Shows former folding method which occasionally resulted in the parachute opening in two lobes.
Billing invoice issued by the American Expeditionary Forces YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association), circa 1918. Lists Camel cigarettes and other supplies for the Balloon Section from the A.E.F. Y.M.C.A.
Company Order No. 4, Third Balloon Squadron, U.S. Army, June 14, 1918. Confirms the six-month foreign service of three men, including Marc Lagen, and their subsequent entitlement to wear War Service Chevrons.
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.
Confidential Special Orders No. 115, Office of Identification and Transportation, November 26, 1917. Orders First Lieutenants of the Aviation Section, including Marc Lagen, to report to the General Superintendent, Army Transport Service for…