Special Orders No. 182 from H.P. McCain - August 5, 1918
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Special Orders, No. 182. War Department, Washington, August 5, 1918. Extract. 246. The appointment of Francis Poindexter as second lieutenant, Air Service (Aeronautics), National Army, with rank from July 19, 1918, and his assignment to active duty at Wilbur Wright Field, Fairfield, Ohio, on July 19, 1918, are announced. By order of the Secretary of War: Peyton C. March, General, Chief of Staff. Official: H. P. McCain, The Adjutant General. Lt. Francis Poindexter
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| Title | Special Orders No. 182 from H.P. McCain - August 5, 1918 |
| Creator | McCain, H.P. |
| Source | McCain, H.P. Special Orders No. 182. 05 August 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 Special orders appointed Poindexter to second lieutenant of the Air Service by the order of Secretary of War Peyton C. March. |
| Subject LCSH | Wilbur Wright field, Fairfield, O; Military aeronautics; Promotions, Military |
| 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 | August 5, 1918 |
| Language | English |