An Injured German Pilot - nd
Transcript
A BOCHE AIRMAN DOWNED IN THE VESLE ADVANCE A Boche aviator, who recklessly got close to the American firing line and crashed to earth with a wrecked plane and nine wounds from machine gun bullets. The portrait was snapped after American ambulance men had administered first aid.
Description
This photograph of a German pilot injured in the Vesle advance is one of several Signal Corps photographs in a collection compiled by Ruby Garrett. Garrett, a Kanas City lawyer, served as Chief Signal Officer of the 117th Field Signal Battalion, 42nd Division, during World War I.
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| Title | An Injured German Pilot - nd |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Source | Photograph of a German pilot injured in the Vesle advance. n.d. Garrett, Ruby Dwight (1882-1968) Papers, c. 1910-1968. C2558. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. |
| Description | This photograph of a German pilot injured in the Vesle advance is one of several Signal Corps photographs in a collection compiled by Ruby Garrett. Garrett, a Kanas City lawyer, served as Chief Signal Officer of the 117th Field Signal Battalion, 42nd Division, during World War I. |
| Site Accession Number | C2558 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Language | English |