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Memorandum to the Adjutant General of 3rd Corps, First U.S. Army, from the commanding officer of the 9th Balloon Company, October 29, 1918. Presumably written to recommend Samuel E. White for a Distinguished Service Medal; describes an incident during which White's balloon was downed and he parachuted to safety. One typed page.
Honorable discharge certificate (negative photographic print) issued to Samuel E. White by the U.S. Army, August 2, 1919. Includes military record on verso, which lists White as being involved in the St. Mihiel offensive, August 9 1918 to September 20, 1918, and the Meuse Argonne offensive, September 21, 1918 to November 11, 1918.
Pocket diary belonging to Samuel E. White, circa 1918-1919. Contains handwritten notes in ink and faded pencil documenting White's military training and service, with daily detailed entries.
White's narrative begins with his enlistment in September 1917 at St. Louis, Missouri; to training in Missouri, Texas, and Nebraska and service at Kelly Field, Texas; and travel to and service in France as a…