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Roll of Honor, 27 Aero Squadron, France (Item)

Roll of Honor for the 27th Aero Squadron, circa 1918. Joseph Wehner is listed as missing.Inscription on verso: "[Horace?] E. [Beats?]. 27th Aero Sqdn. 1st Pursuit [Group]. A.E.F."

[Armée Américaine leave permission form, February 1919] (Item)

Armée Américaine leave permission form, February 1919. Grants permission to Wilbur D. Kennedy to visit Nice and Pau, France.

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…

[Menu for 24th Aero Squadron's "Overseas Banquet," circa 1918] (Item)

Menu for the 24th Aero Squadron's "Overseas Banquet" held at the Allied Officers Club, Bar-le-Duc, France, circa 1918. Includes an illustration of the squadron's emblem.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.

[Christmas dinner menu for 24th Aero Squadron, circa 1918] (Item)

Christmas dinner menu for the 24th Aero Squadron, circa 1918. Includes an illustration of the squadron emblem.Inscription on album page: "Christmas 24th Aero 1918."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.

[Thanksgiving dinner menu for 24th Aero Squadron, November 28, 1918] (Item)

Thanksgiving dinner menu for the 24th Aero Squadron, Vavincourt, France, November 28, 1918.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.

[Pocket diary belonging to Samuel E. White, circa 1918-1919] (Item)

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…

[Memorandum to Adjutant General of 3rd Corps from commanding officer of the 9th Balloon Company, October 29, 1918] (Item)

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.

[Letter to Commander in Chief, A.E.F. Chaumont, from H. L. Cowan, May 21, 1919] (Item)

Letter to the Commander in Chief, A.E.F. Chaumont, from H. L. Cowan, Managing Director of the International Harvester Company, May 21, 1919. Requests the release of Lieutenant Samuel E. White in order to be employed by the company. One typed page.

Flags made by women of France are presented to America's aviators in thrilling Paris ceremony [Clipping, 1919] (Item)

Clipping, "Flags made by women of France are presented to America's aviators in thrilling Paris ceremony," from Stars and Stripes, March 28, 1919. Partial article on reverse: "Anxious friends inquire after boys in the A.E.F."

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