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  • Aviation Section Aviation Mechanic Patch

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This is an insignia patch worn by aviation mechanics of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, Aviation Section during World War I. On May 24, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson transferred the Aviation Section from the Signal Corps to the newly established U.S. Army Air

  • Arctic/Cold Weather Balloon Anchor

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This item is a metal anchor plate that was developed to be the ground contact for an observation balloon attached to it by mooring lines. Balloons would be held stationary in the Arctic regions or northern European regions during the winter months by pouring a

  • Anti-Aircraft Unit Patch

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This winged ammunition patch is the insignia for U.S. anti-aircraft units during World War I. With anti-aircraft being in its wartime infancy during WWI, U.S. Army anti-aircraft personnel had to learn in the field. These soldiers quickly gained proficiency in

  • Boot Jack

    Note: This item is currently in storage.A boot jack is a tool used in the removal of boots. The boot heel is placed in the U-shaped opening of the boot jack, while the other foot is standing on the flat end of the boot jack, and then with a pull the foot is freed from the boot. Boot jacks help

  • 147th Aero Squadron Aircraft Insigne

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This squadron began at Kelly Field, Texas, during the summer of 1917 and was officially organized and designated on Nov. 10, 1917. According to the donor, this 147th Aero Squadron aircraft insigne was removed from the Nieuport 28 aircraft flown by the donor

  • 135th Aero Squadron Aircraft Insigne

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This squadron was organized at Rockwell Field, near San Diego, Calif., on Aug. 1, 1917. It was assigned as a Corps Observation Squadron performing short-range tactical reconnaissance over the IV Corps sector of the Western Front in France. The 135th Aero

  • 95th Aero Squadron Aircraft Insigne

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This is the aircraft insigne for the 95th Aero Squadron with which Lt. Quentin Roosevelt flew during his World War I service. This particular aircraft insigne was cut from the SPAD XIII aircraft in which Lt. Grover C. Vann was shot down on July 25, 1918; he

  • 17th Aero Squadron Insigne

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This squadron was originally designated Company A at Kelly Field, Texas, on May 13, 1917, then re-designated the 29th Provisional Aero Squadron, then as Company M, then Company B, and then finally as the 17th Aero Squadron on July 30, 1917. Detachments of the

  • 9th Aero Squadron Aircraft Insigne

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This squadron was organized at Kelly Field, Texas, on June 14, 1917, from Company E, Provisional Aviation School Squadron. This squadron was an Army Observation Squadron that performed long-range strategic night reconnaissance over the Western Front in France

  • 1st Aero Squadron Panoramic Photo

    Note: This item is currently in storage.In September 1914, the 1st Aero Squadron moved from Texas City, Texas, to the Aviation School at North Island, Calif. At the time this photograph was taken, the squadron was the only flying unit in the Aviation Section and consisted of 12 officers, 54 enlisted