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[Serviceman seated in cockpit of Salmson 2 A2] (Item)

Photograph of an unidentified serviceman seated in the cockpit of a Salmson 2 A2 aircraft (fuselage number 12), Orly Field, France, circa 1918-1919.Inscription: "Orly Field, France, 1918-19. [Jos. Gindely?]."Part of a photograph album documenting the World War I service of Herman J. Sommerhauser, circa 1918-1919.

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."

[Frank Luke standing next to wreckage of German aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of American fighter ace Frank Luke standing next to the wreckage of a German aircraft, Verdun, France, September 18, 1918. Stamped in corner: "U.S. Signal Corps."Inscription: "24397."Inscription on verso: "View of Lt. Frank Luke, Jr., standing [illegible] destroyed German plane, which he [illegible] just brought down. Lt. Luke flew a Spad [illegible]. The destroyed German plane was a…

Beaumont Bull [Issue No. 3, March 16, 1918] (Item)

Newsletter, "Beaumont Bull," Issue No. 3, published by the Beaumont Flying Cadets, France, March 16, 1918. Four typed pages.Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.

[Album Two from Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums] (Item)

Album Two from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919. The album contains 163 black-and-white photographs with handwritten captions of various scenes in Europe during World War I, circa 1914-1919. Images feature group and individual shots of American servicemen, including a visit by the Prince of Wales to Koblenz, members of the 94th Aero Squadron, a…

[Album Three from Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums] (Item)

Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919. The album contains 324 black-and-white photographs with handwritten captions of various scenes during World War I. This album is predominantly souvenir copy photographs, with numerous views of German and Italian soldiers and prisoners, the British marching into Cologne, the Italian retreat and…

[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…

[Quentin Roosevelt's gravesite] (Item)

Photograph of Quentin Roosevelt's gravesite, Chamery, France, July 1918.Typed caption: "[...] (Aisne) - Tombe du Lieutenant Quentin ROOSEVELT [...] Tombe glorieusement en Combat aerien le 14 Juillet 1918."Inscription on verso: "July – 1918 - WWI - Chamery - France, Chateau Thierry Sector - Grave of Lt. Quentin Roosevelt - Killed July 14 - 1918 - WWI. Courtesy of 36440 Cpl. Walter S. Williams,…

[Escadrille SPA. 124 (Lafayette Escadrille) in front of building] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of Escadrille SPA. 124 (Lafayette Escadrille) in front of a building, France, circa 1916-1917. The squadron's pet lions Whiskey and Soda and a dog are also in the shot.Standing, left to right, are: Robert Soubiron, James Doolittle, Courtney Campbell, Edwin Parsons, Ray Bridgman, William Dugan, Douglas MacMonagle, Walter Lowell, Harold Willis, Henry Jones, David Peterson…

[Servicemen with Nieuport 17 aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of servicemen with a Nieuport 17 aircraft, Toul, France, circa 1914-1919.Caption: "Toul - French 'chasse' plane ready for flight."

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