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Short notes on my Army life beginning Sept. 1, 1918 [Pocket diary by John Hess Shuman] (Item)

Pocket diary, "Short notes on my Army life beginning Sept. 1, 1918" by John Hess Shuman, 1918-1919. Contains daily handwritten notes from August 30 to December 28, 1918. The narrative begins while Shuman is in transit to France and traces his experience on board ship to various quarantine and rest camps in south England and France, to his station near Latracey, France, then to Remorantin. He…

[Soldiers with Dorand Type A.R.1 A2 biplane] (Item)

Newspaper photograph of members of the 12th Aero Squadron at an airfield in France, circa 1917-1919. A Dorand Type A.R.1 A2 biplane is visible behind them. Typed caption: "Members of an American aero squadron, all fully trained and ready for service, on the American front in France. (Photos © Committee on Public Information)."Inscription: "12th."Part of the Wilbur D. Kennedy photograph album…

[Soldiers with statue of Michel Ney] (Item)

Photograph of two unidentified American soldiers standing in front of a statue of Michel Ney in Metz, France, circa 1917-1919. Part of the Wilbur D. Kennedy photograph album containing six hundred and five (605) black-and-white photographs, as well as a few pieces of ephemera, circa 1917-1919. The photos trace Kennedy's military career from his infantry training in the United States to his service…

[Members of the 650th Aero Squadron] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of members of the 650th Aero Squadron, U.S. Army Air Service, in France, circa 1918-1919. Inscription: "Members 650th Aero Sqdn. France, 1918-19." Part of a photograph album documenting the World War I service of Herman J. Sommerhauser, circa 1918-1919.

[Serviceman working on captured Hannover CL.IIIa aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of a serviceman working on a captured Hannover CL.IIIa aircraft, France, circa 1918-1919. This captured German aircraft was shot down by Eddie Rickenbacker and Reed Chambers on October 2, 1918 and was repainted to commemorate its status as a trophy plane. Text painted on the fuselage reads: "Trophy of 1st Pursuit Group. Shot down by Capt. E. V. Rickenbacker & Lt. Reed Chambers, 94th…

[Servicemen removing tethered balloon from camouflaged hiding spot] (Item)

Photograph of servicemen removing a tethered balloon from its camouflaged hiding spot, Brouville, France, April 23, 1918.Include caption: "Taking balloon from camouflaged bed. Air Service. Brouville, France, April 23, 1918."Inscription: "x 12274."Embossed in corner: "Signal Corps U.S. Army."

[French and American servicemen watching exhibition flight] (Item)

Photograph of French and American servicemen watching an exhibition flight, France, circa 1917-1918. Two men on the right inspect a machine gun, possibly a St. Etienne Mle 1907 model.Inscription on verso: "French and American officers watching an exhibition flight by American [pilots?]."

[Portraits of servicemen superimposed over aerial photograph of Dun-sur-Meuse, France] (Item)

Composite photograph featuring portraits of servicemen superimposed over an aerial photograph of Dun-sur-Meuse, France, circa 1917-1919. The men are identified by first initial and last name in the capations.Inscription: "US 1A 24Sq B89 Dun Sur Meuse 314.5 -290.0 10-29-18, 12H 5000M 50CM."Captions (left to right, top to bottom): "W. Laveck, G.B. Goff., S. Haughaboo, J. Martin, P. High, G. Hawk, E.…

[Servicemen standing in front of building, Saint-Maixent, France] (Item)

Photograph of three servicemen standing in front of a building, Saint-Maixent, France, circa 1917-1919. Inscription: "St Maxient [Maixent]." 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.

[Two servicemen on boardwalk, Nice, France] (Item)

Photograph of two servicemen on a boardwalk, Nice, France, circa 1916-1919.Inscription on album page: "Nice. Whitie Thomas -- H.C.F." Part of Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.

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