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Aerial View of Unidentified Naval Vessel - n.d.

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Title Aerial View of Unidentified Naval Vessel - n.d.
Creator Unknown
Source Unknown. Aerial View of Unidentified Naval Vessel. n.d. Poindexter, Francis Collection. 84.17. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri.
Description Francis Poindexter, of Kansas City, Missouri, enlisted in the 2nd Missouri Field Artillery (later the 129th Field Artillery), on June 13, 1917. He attended Divisional Officers Training School at Camp Doniphan, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Upon completion of the school, Poindexter transferred to the Air Service and attended the School of Military Aeronautics in Austin, Texas. He graduated with Class 38 on April 6, 1918. Poindexter continued his training at the Wilbur Wright Field, in Fairfield, Ohio, and was assigned to flight duty July 7, 1918. On August 12, 1918, 2nd Lt. Poindexter was seriously injured in a crash near Springfield, Ohio and was treated at Walter Reed Hospital and on total disability after his discharge, effective December 13, 1918. This is an aerial photograph of an unidentified naval vessel with four smokestacks, two masts and two seaplanes mounted at mid-ship.
Subject LCSH Airplanes; Aerial photography; World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations
Subject Local World War One; WWI; ships
Site Accession Number 1984.17.65
Contributing Institution National World War I Museum and Memorial
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Date Original n.d.
Language English