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Box 1

 Container

Contains 7 Results:

Correspondence from Wehner, 1916-1917

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Contents

Letter, Joseph Wehner to Hazel Wehner, August 29, 1916. In the letter Joseph writes to his sister from Berlin, where he was working for the Y.M.C.A. at German prison camps. One (1) page; includes envelope and a typed transcription.

Postcard, Joseph Wehner to Hazel Wehner, 1917. Joseph writes that he visited the Castle of Chillon; postcard image is of the same.

Dates: 1916-1917

Correspondence about Wehner, circa 1918-1942

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Contents Letter, H. Whitcomb Nicolson to Mrs. F. W. Wehner, September 21, 1918. The letter notifies the Wehner family that Joseph is missing in action. Two (2) pages; typed transcription included. Note: Page one of this letter is currently on display in the World War I Gallery of the Personal Courage Wing.Letter, War Department to Mrs. F. W. Wehner, March 5, 1919. Letter from the War Department noting the enclosure of the death certificate for Joseph Wehner....
Dates: circa 1918-1942

Photographs, circa 1917-1918

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Contents Twenty-seven (27) photographs, circa 1917-1918. Some of them appear to have been removed from an album, which makes it difficult to read the captions on the back:Two (2) photographs of Joseph Wehner with an unidentified pilot, one of which also features two unidentified women. Both photographs are dated March 8, 1917.Full length portraits of Joseph Wehner in uniform.Two (2) photographs of Wehner in his flight jacket, helmet, and goggles. Photograph of...
Dates: circa 1917-1918

Ephemera, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Contents

Roll of Honor for the 27th Aero Squadron in France, undated. Joseph Wehner is listed as missing.

Pamphlet about Joseph Wehner, undated. Produced to commemorate the dedication of the Lieut. Joseph F. Wehner Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Four (4) copies.

Dates: undated

Manual, 1918

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Contents

Care and Operation of Aero Motors for Army and Navy Aviators and Mechanics by Jack le Cain, 1918. Note: This item is currently on display in the World War I Gallery of the Personal Courage Wing.

Dates: 1918

Clippings, circa 1913-1961

 File — Multiple Containers
Contents Assorted newspaper clippings about Joseph Wehner, circa 1913-1966. Some date from before the war, some report on his wartime activities, and one clipping contains an article about his reburial in Everett, Massachusetts in 1921.- Clipping, "Do You Remember," Boston Sunday Herald, December 11, 1966. Photo (from 1905) and small article on Wehner.- Clipping, "Everett Star Winds Exeter Scholarship," unknown newpaper,...
Dates: circa 1913-1961

Champlin Fighter Museum materials, circa 1979

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Contents "The Saga of Luke and Wehner," undated. A short piece of writing that formerly hung in the galleries at the Champlin Fighter Museum in Mesa, Arizona. Four (4) pages, glued to cardboard.Letter, Al Wehner to Mr. McGee, August 19, 1979. Al Wehner (brother of Joseph Wehner) wrote a short note to Mr. McGee at the bottom of a page with typed questions about Joseph Wehner and his wartime experience. He refers to "write-ups" he is sending in reply to these questions; the location of...
Dates: circa 1979

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