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Orders and memos, 1917-1918

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7

Contents

Special Orders No. 123, October 11, 1917. Assigns 1st Lieutenant Hamilton Coolidge to active duty and requires that he reports to the Commanding Officer of the Aviation Detachment at Issoudun, France.

Special Orders No. 21, November 3, 1917. Gives several orders to men in the 3rd Aviation Instruction Department, including assigning 1st Lieutenant Hamilton Coolidge as the commanding officer of the Provisional School Company #4.

Special Order No. 104, November 20, 1917. The order revokes another order for Hamilton Coolidge and three other 1st Lieutenants to proceed to the 7th Aviation Instruction Center.

Special Orders No. 60, December 1, 1917. Gives orders to several officers at the 3d Aviation Instruction Center at Issoudon. Includes orders for 1st Lieutenant R. [sic] Coolidge to be detailed to the Training Department, in addition to his other duties.

Original copy of Special Orders No. 183, December 10, 1917. Orders several men to begin frequent and regular flying missions. 1st Lieutenant Hamilton Coolidge is ordered to begin these missions on October 15, 1917. Signed by Quentin Roosevelt. Note: This item is currently on display in the World War I Gallery of the Personal Courage Wing.

Cover letter and Special Orders No. 183, December 10, 1917. Orders several men to begin frequent and regular flying missions. 1st Lieutenant Hamilton Coolidge is ordered to begin these missions on October 15, 1917. This copy of the Orders was sent to 1st Lieutenant Hamilton Coolidge on December 17, 1917.

Letter, 1st Lieutenant Hamilton Coolidge to the Commanding Officer at the 3rd Aviation Instruction Center, March 28, 1918. Letter was written in an effort to retain Corporal Louis Dardenne, a French mechanic working at the Instruction Center.

Memo, 1st Lieutenant Hamilton Coolidge to Lieutenant Colonel Kilner, April 26, 1918. The letter advises the commanding officers to retain the services of French mechanics Garandet Marcel and Dardenne Allyre.

Special Order No. 147, May 30, 1918. Orders a large group of men to proceed from the 3rd Aviation Instruction Center to Orly, France, where they will report to the Commanding Officer for active duty at that station. 1st Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt is put in charge of the group, which includes 1st Lieutenant Hamilton Coolidge. The original order and two (2) copies are included here.

Office Memo No. 139, June 2, 1918. 1st Lieutenant Hamilton Coolidge is relieved from his duty as Transfer Pilot and is assigned to the Airplane & Motor Division to act as an Assistant Test Flyer.

Special Orders No. 149, June 6, 1918. Ten (10) men, including 1st Lieutenant Hamilton Coolidge, are ordered to travel from Paris, France to Chartres, France for duty and station at that place.

Commendation, August 14, 1918. From the Commander-in-Chief [President Woodrow Wilson] via General Headquarters of the American Expeditionary Force to the 1st Pursuit Group, for their 'effective and daring work.'

Operations Order No. 133, September 18, 1918. Order for pilots to lessen their aggression during patrols and to not penetrate more than three (3) kilometers into enemy territory.

Memo, September 19, 1918. Gives the flying schedule for the day.

Operations Order No. 145, September 24, 1918. Gives a schedule of operations for the 94th Aero Squadron, effective September 25, 1918.

Operations Office memo No. 147, September 25, 1918. Gives orders concerning enemy balloons.

Operations Order No. 150, September 26, 1918. Gives order concerning landing flares.

Operations Office memo, September 27, 1918. Gives directions concerning procedures for night flying for the 94th Aero Squadron.

Memo No. 47, September 30, 1918. Memo concerning squadron operations for the First Pursuit Group. This item current on display in the WWI Gallery of the Personal Courage Wing.

Letter, Captain Hamilton Coolidge to the Adjutant General of the American Expeditionary Force, October 12, 1918. Coolidge writes to accept his commission as Captain in the Air Service.

Dates

  • Creation: 1917-1918

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

All materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research and is accessible in the Dahlberg Research Center by appointment. For more information contact us.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 0.55 Cubic Feet (1 5-inch legal size document box and 2 oversize folders)

Repository Details

Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository

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Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-5874


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