H.P. McCain Special Orders No. 281 to Powhatan H. Clarke - December 3, 1917
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SPECIAL ORDERS, N0. 281} WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, December 3, 1917. Extract* * * * * 28. First Lieuts. Jack Brackett, Powhatan H. Clarke, Roy Robinson, Lawrence Kinnaird, and Frederick H. Morlan, Aviation Section, Signal Reserve Corps, are assigned to active duty and will proceed to Garden City, Long Island, [New York], and report in person to the commanding officer, aeronautical concentration camp, for assignment to duty with a squadron. The travel directed is necessary in the military service. * * * * * BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: JOHN BIDDLE Major General, Acting Chief of Staff. OFFICIAL: H.P. McCAIN, The Adjutant General. Lieut. P.H. Clarke
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| Title | H.P. McCain Special Orders No. 281 to Powhatan H. Clarke - December 3, 1917 |
| Creator | McCain, H.P. |
| Source | McCain, H. P. Special Orders 281 for Powhatan H. Clarke. 03 December 1917. Clarke Family Manuscript Collection, 1540-1926. DOC MSS 30. Saint Louis University Library and Special Collections, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Powhatan Hughes Clarke served with the 21st Aero Squadron and the Labor Bureau A.E.F. during World War I. He died from tuberculosis August 20, 1920. These special orders required Powhatan Clarke to report to the Aeronautical Concentration Camp in Garden City, New York. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, American; Military training; United States. Army. Signal Corps; United States. Army. Aero Squadron, 21st |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | DOC MSS 30 |
| Contributing Institution | Saint Louis University Library and Special Collections |
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| Rights | Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Please contact the Saint Louis University Archives for details at 314-977-5516, or tachee@slu.edu. |
| Date Original | December 3, 1917 |
| Language | English |