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  • World War I Aircraft Damage Report

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This form, circa 1918, was created to record damage to aircraft sustained during combat operations in Europe. The First Air Depot, Zone of Advance was responsible for the maintenance and repair of American aircraft on the Western Front.Click here to return to

  • Wood from Quentin Roosevelt's Nieuport 28

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This piece of wood was removed from Lt. Quentin Roosevelt's Nieuport 28 after he had been shot down behind German lines by Sgt. Karl Thom, a German ace with 24 victories, on July 14, 1918.A handwritten message on it reads: "France Aug. 14-18 Miss Clair

  • U.S. Army School of Military Aeronautics at The Ohio State University

    Note: This item is currently in storage.As World War I continued throughout Europe, it quickly became apparent that there was a shortage of trained pilots in the United States. The War Department and the U.S. Army formed the Aviation Cadet Training Program, and commissioned six universities across

  • Signals Between Aeroplanes and Artillery

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This Royal Flying Corps instruction book and signal guide was produced on heavy card stock and provided quick reference for pilots and observers directing artillery fire by airplane. This guide belonged to Lt. John A. Sperry, a pilot with the 139th Aero

  • Scrapbook photos of Master Sgt. Carl T. Hale

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Master Sgt. Carl T. Hale, one of the first enlisted men assigned to the Aviation Section of the Army Signal Corps, was assigned to the Wright section first at College Park, Md., and later at Texas City, Texas. This series of photos depicts early flying

  • The Rhine and its Legends

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This sightseeing brochure was produced by the YMCA for soldiers serving with the American Army of Occupation headquartered at Coblenz, Germany. American troops first reached the Rhine in December 1919 and occupied the area to ensure the cessation of

  • Quentin Roosevelt Nieuport 28 Souvenirs

    Note: This item is currently in storage.These six pieces of aircraft were taken from Lt. Quentin Roosevelt's Nieuport 28 at the crash site by Sgt. Mark Thatcher on July 14, 1918. There are three small pieces of painted aircraft fabric (red, white, blue), a small piece of wood and two pieces of

  • Popular Songs of the AEF

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This song booklet, compiled and distributed by the YMCA, was a staple among the soldiers of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I.Click here to return to the Featured World War I Artifacts index.

  • Neutrality League Announcement No. 2, 1914

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Britain's decision to declare war on Germany on Aug. 4, 1914, was polarizing. The Neutrality League, founded by Sir Norman Angell, appealed to the masses though newspaper advertisements. This ad, published on Aug. 5, 1914, in The Daily Citizen urged Englishmen

  • Mexican Border Service Medal

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This Mexican Border Service Medal was awarded to Gen. Nathan Twining (Oct. 11, 1897-March 29, 1982), who served as a corporal with Company H of the Third Oregon Infantry (National Guard) on the U.S.-Mexico border from June through September 1916. In 1919 he