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In the first World War, aircraft were first introduced to the battlefield. Recognizing the significance, Maj Gen Mason Patrick, Chief of the Air Service, instructed Col Edgar S Gorrell, Assistant Chief of Staff of the Air Service, to gather all information that would "assist in establishing Army aeronautics on a sound basis for the future." Volume titles appear under each series in the browse menu. A table of contents is available on the description page for this publication.

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Source Information

Publication Number:
M990
Publication Title:
Gorrell's History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917-1919
Publisher:
NARA
National Archives Catalog ID:
631392
National Archives Catalog Title:
Gorrell
Record Group:
120
Short Description:
NARA M990. Historical narratives, reports, photographs, and other records that document administrative, technical, and tactical activities of the Air Service in the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I.
Roll:
0001
Series:
A
Series Description:
Early History and General Organization of the AEF Air Service
Volume:
1
Volume Description:
Report of the Organization of the AEF Air Service AND History of the Early Activities of the AEF Air Service AND Air Service Lessons Learned During the Present War, by Brig. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois, Jan 29, 1919 AND Histories of Air Service Headquarters at Paris, Chaumont, Tours, and Beaumont Barracks
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