Image shows an aerial photograph of several trenches in a field. There is mirror-inverted German writing on the top and bottom. The caption at the top reads "1001 17.A.70 [?]. At the botoom only the word "Street" is dicipherable.
Image shows an aerial photograph of several trenches in a field. There is mirror-inverted German writing on the bottom with only the word "Street" decipherable. There is overexposed spot on the photopgraph.
Image shows a German mailinging label with a stamp to the right torn from the origional package. Text on the mailing label reads "Post from the battlefield" and "from Frau [not clearly readable] to rifleman J. [not clearly readable]. " The date 1919…
Image shows a roster of troops of US Army 16th Photo Section who are based in Weissenthurm Germany. There is a handwritten note addressed to Wilmer Coffman and a handwritten address at the bottom.
Image shows a copy of Special Order No. 239 which states that the soldiers listed in the Special Order are to moved from the 2nd Aviation Instruction Center to Headquarters and then are to be assigned to duty with the photographic section, Air…
Image shows the back of a German postcard. There is German handwriting that reads "Lance Corporal Gotthold Kromer, [?] 19, I. Battalion, 2. Company
Dear Friend,
From your card [?.....] I could tell that you are still doing well, which makes me…
Image shows Special Orders No. 51 which states the soldiers listed in the order are granted leave of absence for three days to visit Paris effective about February 24, 1919.
Images shows a pink copy of an order that states "The Signal Corps Aviation School, Love Field, Dallas, Texas--July-1918 This is to certify that Private Floyd W. Coffman is in CLASS A, and has permission to be absent from this post when his presence…
Image shows a Western Union Telegram which says "Received at Harrisonburg, VA., 69W H 7, JA New York NY 5P Aug 1 1919, E E Coffman, Care Mutual Milling CO Harrisonburg VA, Wilmer arrived temporarily campmills well writing soon, The Salvation Army War…
Image shows soldiers putting up a sign with saying "American Bridgehead Boundary. Passage beyond this point forbidden except by proper authority Achtung. Die Amerikanische Brückenkopf Linienbesatzung verbietet das passierie dieses platzes ohne…
Image shows a sheet of paper with the header "Armèe Amèricaine Permission [French for American Army Permission]" The paper states Floyd Wilmer Coffman has been granted 3 days of leave to visit Paris around February 24, 1919. There are five different…
The map shows buildings along several streets in the commune of Xammes, France. Each building is numbered and there is a list in the bottom right that describes certain buildings