Letter from Harry C. Jobes to Whom Presented - December 3, 1917
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Quarters Supply Company, 129th Field Artillery. Camp Doniphan, [Oklahoma] December 3, 1917. To Whom Presented. I take pleasure in indorseing the application of Francis Poindexter, for a commission in the Signal Corps, U.S. Army. I knew him in private life and consider him a worthy young man, thoroughly responsible and reliable. My acquaintance with him before his entering the military service was begun when I was Cashier of the Security National Bank, Kansas City, Missouri, and I had opportunity to observe him to a considerable extent. I believe him thoroughly qualified for Aviation as he is level headed and of excellant physique. Harry C. Jobes Captain 129th F. A. Supply officer.
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| Title | Letter from Harry C. Jobes to Whom Presented - December 3, 1917 |
| Creator | Jobes, Harry C. |
| Source | Jobes, Harry C. Letter to Whom Presented. 03 December 1917. 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 letter addressed to Whom Presented from Captain Harry C. Jobes of the 129th Field Artillery, recommended Francis Poindexter for aviation school. |
| Subject LCSH | Military aeronautics; United States. Army. Field Artillery, 129th; United States. War Department; United States. Army. Camp Doniphan (Okla.) |
| Subject Local | World War One; WWI |
| Site Accession Number | 84.17 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Date Original | December 3, 1917 |
| Language | English |