Special Orders No. 251 from Captain C. J. Nourse - September 16, 1918
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Headquarters, Wilbur Wright Field, Fairfield, Ohio, September 16, 1918. Special Order NO. 251 Extract. 6. Second Lieutenant Francis Poindexter, A.S.A., is announced as being on duty requiring participation in regular and frequent aerial flights to date from July 26, 1918. By order of Lieut. Colonel McIntosh: C. J. Nourse, Captain, S.C., Assistant Adjutant.
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| Title | Special Orders No. 251 from Captain C. J. Nourse - September 16, 1918 |
| Creator | Nourse, C.J. |
| Source | Nourse, C.J. Special Orders No. 251. 16 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. By order of Lieutenant Colonel McIntosh, Francis Poindexter was ordered to be on duty requiring participation in regular and frequent aerial flights. |
| Subject LCSH | Wilbur Wright field, Fairfield, O; Military aeronautics; World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations |
| 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 16, 1918 |
| Language | English |