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Lieutenant Archibald and his SPAD [Clipping] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Lieutenant Archibald and his SPAD," from an unidentified publication, circa 1918-1919. Includes a captioned photograph of Norman S. Archibald with his SPAD aircraft.

U.S. Aviator Prisoner [Clipping] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "U.S. Aviator Prisoner," from the Post-Intelligencer, October 9, 1918. Reports on Norman S. Archibald's capture by German forces.

[Clipping about Norman S. Archibald's capture and confinement in a prisoner-of-war camp, circa 1918] (Item)

Newspaper clipping from an unidentified publication, circa 1918. Reports on Norman S. Archibald's capture and confinement in a prisoner-of-war camp.

Seattle Aviator Captured by Huns Addresses League [Clipping] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Seattle Aviator Captured by Huns Addresses League," from the Seattle Star, March 19, 1919. Reports on Norman S. Archibald giving a talk to the Municipal League about his time at the front and as a prisoner of war. Partial article on verso titled "Germans Show No Repentance, Are Anxious to Strike France Again."

Quick Wit Saves Seattle Flyer from Execution [Clipping] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Quick Wit Saves Seattle Flyer from Execution," from unidentified publication, March 2, [circa 1919]. Prints an account from Norman S. Archibald about his capture, in which he gave credit to a German balloon crew for shooting him down. This saved him from being executed for carrying incendiary ammunition.

Special Orders No. 60 [Honorable discharge of Norman Silas Archibald] (Item)

Special Orders No. 60, Air Service Depot Headquarters, March 4, 1919. Notes the honorable discharge for Norman Silas Archibald and statement of final pay. Two typed pages.

[Memorandum from U.S. Army Recruiting District Headquarters regarding Norman S. Archibald's enlistment, February 2, 1921 (Item)

Memorandum from the U.S. Army Recruiting District Headquarters, February 2, 1921. Certifies that Norman S. Archibald was enlisted in the Army on July 9, 1917 as Private 1st Class, Aviation Section, Signal Enlisted Reserve Corps. One typed page, two copies.

[Prisoner-of-war notebook kept by Norman "Jim" Archibald, 1918] (Item)

Pocket notebook kept by Norman "Jim" Archibald with notes from his time as a prisoner of war, 1918. Three pages of narrative notes on Archibald's captivity covering the period of September 14-21, 1918, describing his arrival at Karlsruhe, being confined and questioned, an American aviator who survived a plane crash and other Allied soldiers in captivity with him, and being fed and clothed by the…

[Prisoner-of-war journal kept by Norman "Jim" Archibald, 1918] (Item)

Hardcover journal kept by Norman "Jim" Archibald with notes from his time as a prisoner of war, 1918. Two pages of narrative notes on Archibald's captivity covering the period of November 10-12, 1918 describe punishment of fellow prisoners for an escape attempt, the takeover of the prison camp by Marines, German soldiers being stripped of insignia (or killed if they refuse), confirmation of the…

[Letter from Norman "Jim" Archibald to his sister Hazel Draper, written during his service in France, June 8, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Norman "Jim" Archibald to his sister Hazel Draper, written during his service in France, June 8, 1918. Describes aviators waiting eagerly in Paris for their orders, including prominent figures who cannot be named, and his delivery of a plane to an aviation school 150 miles away. One sheet, two handwritten pages.

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