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[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 and civilians at gravesites] (Item)

Photograph of unidentified soldiers, women, and children standing by the graves of William Key Bond Emerson, Jr. and Cyril Matthew Angell, members of the 12th Aero Squadron, near Toul, France, circa May 1918. Large floral arrangements have been placed at the graves. Inscription on album page: "Graves of Emerson and Angell. 1st men of the 12th to come down in the Toul sector."Part of the Wilbur D.…

[Pilots of 12th Aero Squadron] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of Wilbur D. Kennedy (back row, third from right) and other members of the 12th Aero Squadron in front of a building in France, circa 1918. The inscription notes that this is the remaining group of pilots from the original squadron of 42. Inscription on album page: "Remaining group of original squadron of 42. Three months after Chateau Thierry." Part of the Wilbur D.…

[Soldier with machine guns on biplane] (Item)

Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing next to a biplane in France, circa 1919. Machine guns are mounted to the cockpit and wings. Inscription on album page: "3 barking beauties on my ship." 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…

[Soldiers with Salmson 2 A2 biplane] (Item)

Photograph of two unidentified soldiers in flight gear standing with a Salmson 2 A2 biplane of the 12th Aero Squadron, likely taken in France, circa 1918-1919. Soldiers in the background work on the plane's engines. 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…

[Soldiers with Salmson 2 A2 biplane] (Item)

Photograph of two unidentified soldiers in flight gear standing next to a Salmson 2 A2 biplane (fuselage number 19) in France, circa 1918-1919. The emblem of the 12th Aero Squadron is visible on the fuselage. Inscription on album page: "During Argonne drive." 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…

[Soldier with Salmson 2 A2 biplane] (Item)

Photograph of an unidentified soldier in a United States Army uniform standing next to a Salmson 2 A2 biplane (fuselage number 19) in France, circa 1918-1919. The emblem of the 12th Aero Squadron is visible on the fuselage. Inscription on album page: "During Argonne drive."Part of the Wilbur D. Kennedy photograph album containing six hundred and five (605) black-and-white photographs, as well as a…

[Thomas J. Quinlan] (Item)

Photograph of Thomas J. Quinlan in a United States Army uniform standing outside in France, circa 1918. Inscription on photo: "To Wilbur D. Kennedy, 1st Lieut. 12th Aero Squad. From Thomas J. Quinlan, 1st Lieut. 12th Aero. March 28, 1918. France." 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,…

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