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[Servicemen sitting on porch] (Item)

Photograph of servicemen sitting on a porch, Morristown, New Jersey, July 21, 1917. The men are identified in the verso inscription as Bill Ely, W. Bartlett Bacon, G. H. Kissel, R. L. Moore, E. E. Bates, Hamilton Coolidge [bottom right], and Doug Campbell.Inscription: "Douglas Campbell."Inscription on verso: "Bill Ely, W. Bartlett Bacon, G. H. Kissel, R. L. Moore, E. E. Bates, Ham Coolidge [bottom…

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 15, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 15, 1918. Includes two newspaper clippings sent to him by his mother: one about Douglas Campbell and one, a poem, "Iowa, First in Everything" by Hattie Belle Burrell; both items have been removed from the envelope and placed in another folder. Discusses receiving a letter from Keith who is fighting the Battle of Paris and having a…

First Air War [Autobiography by Charles W. Drew] (Item)

Autobiography titled "First Air War," detailing Charles W. Drew's service in World War I, with added note at end from (possibly daughter?) Muriel Drew, undated. Eighteen typed pages.

[Pass issued to Sidney Van Wyck Peters by Signal Corps Aviation School, February 11, 1918] (Item)

Pass issued to Sidney Van Wyck Peters by the Signal Corps Aviation School (San Diego, California), February 11, 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.

[Military aeronautics building] (Item)

Photograph of a military aeronautics building, circa 1910s. A sign outside of the building reads: "Building D - Air Service."Inscription: "450 A.S."

[Memorandum receipt for items issued to Hamilton Coolidge, July 20, 1917] (Item)

Memorandum receipt for items issued to Hamilton Coolidge, July 20, 1917

[Telegram from Charles W. Drew to his mother, November 22, 1917] (Item)

Telegram from Charles W. Drew to his mother, November 22, 1917. Notification of his arrival in Europe.

[Major James Barnes] (Item)

Photographic portrait of Major James Barnes, Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, circa 1918.Inscription: "James Barnes. [illegible], 28, 1918.Part of a photograph album of images connected to the U.S.A. School of Aerial Photography in Rochester, New York, circa 1916-1918.

[Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, 1917] (Item)

Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, 1917. Describes his very busy schedule and the strict discipline at his current station. Two handwritten pages.

[Telegram to commanding officer, November 30, 1917] (Item)

Telegram to commanding officer, November 30, 1917. Orders Wilbur D. Kennedy and others to active service with the Signal Reserve Corps, Aviation Section.