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Brooks Field flyers give Waco some real thrills [Clipping]
Newspaper clipping, "Brooks Field flyers give Waco some real thrills," from the San Antonio Express, circa 1919-1920s. Reports on an airshow in Waco, Texas put on by six pilots from Brooks Field, including Jules Verne Hyde. Includes a photograph of the pilots.
Kansas Cityan tells of fall in airplane [Clipping]
Newspaper clipping, "Kansas Cityan tells of fall in airplane," from an unidentified newspaper, circa 1918-1919. Gives Lieutenant Jules Verne Hyde's first-hand account of an airplane crash at Brooks Field that resulted in the death of one of his students.
Men Who Have Answered the Call to the Colors [Clipping, February 12, 1918]
Newspaper clipping, "Men Who Have Answered the Call to the Colors," from the Evening Bulletin (Philadelphia), February 12, 1918. Reports on Isadore S. Prenner, Herbert Heston Jr., and Charles W. Drew's service in France. Includes photographs of Prenner, Heston, and Drew.
Phila. Flier Defeats Four German Planes in Flight [Clipping, October 30, 1918]
Newspaper clipping, "Phila. Flier Defeats Four German Planes in Flight," from The North American (Philadelphia), October 30, 1918. Reports on Charles W. Drew and other servicemen receiving military honors.
Lt. Drew, Prisoner of War, Gets Cross [Clipping, October 1918]
Newspaper clipping, "Lt. Drew, Prisoner of War, Gets Cross," from the Evening Bulletin (Philadelphia), October 1918. Reports on Charles W. Drew receiving the Distinguished Service Cross.
[Clipping of portrait of Charles W. Drew]
Newspaper clipping from the Evening Ledger (Philadelpha) of a portrait of Charles W. Drew, February 11, 1918.Inscription: "Monday, February 11, 1918. Evening Ledger."
Phila. Flier, Missing, Forewarned Parents [Clipping, circa 1918]
Newspaper clipping, "Phila. Flier, Missing, Forewarned Parents," from an unidentified publication, circa 1918. Reports on Charles W. Drew's status as missing in action.
[Clipping about Charles W. Drew's military service in France, circa 1918]
Newspaper clipping from an unidentified publication, circa 1918. Reports on Charles W. Drew's military service in France.
Philadelphian a Flier [Clipping, circa 1918]
Newspaper clipping, "Philadelphian a Flier," from an unidentified publication, circa 1917-1918. Reports on Charles W. Drew graduating from the Ohio State School for Military Aeronautics.
Former Seattle Packard salesman now gunnery instructor in aviation in Texas [Clipping, June 9, 1918]
Newspaper clipping, "Former Seattle Packard salesman now gunnery instructor in aviation in Texas," from the Seattle Sunday Times, June 9, 1918. Includes printed photographs of Sidney Sid Van Wyck Peters. Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during World War I, circa 1917-1919.