Special Order No. 249 from C.H. Reeves - September 14, 1918.
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Headquarters Wilbur Wright Field, Fairfield, Ohio, September 14, 1918. Special Order NO. 249 Extract 7. Pursuant to telegraphic instructions from the Adjutant General of the Army, dated September 13th, 1918, Second Lieutenants Mitchell Carrall, and Francis Poindexter, Air Service, Aeronautics, will proceed to Takoma Park, D.C., reporting upon arrival to the Commanding Officer, Walter Reed Hospital, for observation and treatment. The travel directed is necessary in the Military Service. By order of Lieut. Colonel Duncan: C.H. Reeves Jr., Captain, A.S.S.C., Adjutant. CHR/LWB
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| Title | Special Order No. 249 from C.H. Reeves - September 14, 1918. |
| Creator | Reeves, C.H. |
| Source | Reeves, C.H. Special Order No. 249. 14 September 1918. 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. These are special orders by order of Lieutenant Colonel Duncan ordering Poindexter Walter Reed Hospital in Takoma Park, D.C. for treatment. |
| Subject LCSH | Wilbur Wright field, Fairfield, O; Walter Reed Hospital (Washington, D.C.); Vorld War, 1914-1918--Medical Care |
| 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 | September 14, 1918 |
| Language | English |