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[Memorandum from First Lieutenant Marc Lagen to Commanding Officer, U.S. Balloon School A.E.F., May 17, 1918]
Handwritten memorandum from First Lieutenant Marc Lagen to Commanding Officer, U.S. Balloon School A.E.F., May 17, 1918. Requests permission to visit Bordeaux, France regarding supplies.

[Handwritten note with instructions for travel from Bar-le-Duc to Tours (France), circa 1918]
Handwritten note with instructions for travel from Bar-le-Duc to Tours (France), circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "Lada."

Diner d'Adieu of the Fiftieth Section, A.S.S., U.S.R. Balloon Division [Menu and program]
Menu and program for the Diner d'Adieu (Farwell Dinner) of the Fiftieth Section, A.S.S., U.S.R. Balloon Division, April 26, 1918. Menu and roster commemorating goodbye dinner at the Hotel Budan, Saumur, France.

List of Criticisms of Balloon Companies, A.E.F.
Document entitled "List of Criticisms of Balloon Companies, A.E.F.," circa 1917-1919. Two page typescript document detailing issues with the operations of the Balloon Section and Air Service.

[Balloon parachute diagram, December 23, 1918]
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.

Questions to be Answered by All Commissioned Personnel of the Balloon Section in France
Questionnaire form entitled "Questions to be Answered by All Commissioned Personnel of the Balloon Section in France," filled out by Marc Lagen, circa late 1917. One typed page.
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