Military orders for Powhatan H. Clarke - December 1, 1917
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A.G.O. Pd. B/HR December 1, 1917. Commanding Officer, Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois. Secretary of War directs assignment First Lieutenants Jack Brackett Powhatan H. Clarke Roy Robinson Lawrence Kinnaird and Frederick H. Morlsan Signal Reserve Corps Aviation Section now at your station to active service and that they proceed Garden City, Long Island New York Reporting upon Arrival Commanding Officer, Aeronautical Concentration Camp for duty with a squadron. Travel directed necessary in military service. McCain. C O P Y
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4 CH CR 64 GOVT WASHINGTON D C 8 08 PM DEC 1 1917 COMMANDING OFFICER CHANUTE FIELD RANTOUL [ILLINOIS] SECRETARY OF WAR DIRECT ASSIGNMENT FIRST LIEUTS JACK BRACKETT POWHATAN H CLARKE ROY ROBINSON LAWRENCE KINNIARD AND FREDERICK P MORLAN SIGNAL RESERVE CORPS AVIATION SECTION NOW AT YOUR STATION TO ACTIVE SERVICE AND THAT THEY PROCEED GARDEN CITY LONG ISLAND NEW YORK REPORTING UPON ARRIVAL COMMANDING OFFICER AERONAUTICAL CONCENTRATION CAMP FOR DUTY WITH A SQUADRON TRAVEL DIRECTED NECESSARY IN MILITARY SERVICE MC CAIN A true copy: Bryan McMullen 1st Lt. 144th Infantry.
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| Title | Military orders for Powhatan H. Clarke - December 1, 1917 |
| Creator | McCain |
| Source | McCain. Military orders for Powhatan H. Clarke. 01 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 military orders assigned Powhatan Clarke to active service and required him 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 |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; School of Military Aeronautucs, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois; Aeronautical Concentration Camp |
| Site Accession Number | DOC MSS 30 |
| Contributing Institution | Saint Louis University Library and Special Collections |
| Copy Request | 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. |
| 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 1, 1917 |
| Language | English |