Memorandum to the Chief Signal Officer from Harry B. Allen - December 1, 1917

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Title	Memorandum to the Chief Signal Officer from Harry B. Allen - December 1, 1917
Creator	Allen, Harry B.
Source	Allen, Harry B. Memorandum to the Chief Signal Officer. 01 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.In this letter to the Chief Signal Officer in Washington D.C., the Captain of Battery F of the 129th Field Artillery, Harry B. Allen, recommended Francis Poindexter for aviation school.
Subject LCSH	Airplanes; Military aeronautics; United States. Army. Field Artillery, 129th
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 1, 1917
Language	English