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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:
0024
Series:
G
Series Description:
Photographic Section
Volume:
4
Volume Description:
Histories of the 1st-26th and 101st-109th Photographic Sections; Photographic Detachment of the 5th Artillery Aerial Observation School; and Photographic Supply Section
Original data from:
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