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[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, Spring 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family primarily primarily dealing with flying tactics and maneuvers a pilot takes, sometimes in dangerous positions, to fly the plane accordingly. He remarks at the end that his commission was issued as a 2nd Lieutenant and he did receive the box from his mother.

Date: Spring 1918

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, Spring 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home concerning the recent mail issues and the different types of planes that are used in training. Clay is still seeking his commission which would pay him $230 a month.

Date: Spring 1918

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, Spring 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his mother for Mother's Day in 1918. This letter primarily concerns his love for his mother.

Date: Spring 1918

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Parents, February 13, 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his parents concerning his status in England. Clay mentions that he is "fed up" with the army system since his pay got cut even further. Part of his letter pertains to his mother getting out and seeing a picture show.

Date: February 13, 1918

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Parents, February 14, 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his parents regarding conditions in England; at the time the weather was bad and he hadn't flown more than five times the past week. Clay could soon get his commission but could get his wings first if he flies five hours in a Sopwith Pup thus meeting Royal Flying Corps requirements for wings.

Date: February 14, 1918

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Sister-in-Law, February 6, 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his sister-in-law concerning his brother, her husband Ashton. He spends most of this letter essentially comforting her and telling her that flying is not anymore dangerous than any other branch.

Date: February 6, 1918

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to Jenni Hill, December 10, 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to Jenni Hill describing his actions from 1917 to 1918. Clay left the U. S. on August 18, 1917 and then left England on March 17, 1918; he first went over the lines in April 1918.

Date: December 10, 1918

Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Men near Biplanes]

Photograph of men observing grounded biplanes. They are in a field near St. Edward's University in south Austin.

Date: April 7, 1918

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Official Document with Orders to Report to Duty]

This document contains orders to the First Lieutenants of the "Aviation Section, Signal Officers' Reserve Corps" that they are to report to active duty and the names of the men ordered to service are listed underneath the brief paragraph.

Date: March 20, 1918

Creator: Harbord, James G.

Item Type: Text

Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[People near Biplanes]

Photograph of a crowd of men, women, and children observing a line of biplanes. They are in a field near St. Edward's University in south Austin.

Date: April 7, 1918

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Photograph of Baldwin Gonzales in a Football Uniform]

Photograph of Baldwin Gonzales in his football uniform and standing across a pathway from an automobile.

Date: 1918

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Camp MacArthur Observation Ward]

Photograph of a hospital ward with rows of beds on either side of the long building, and soldiers, some in uniforms and others in gowns, in the middle of the room. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Observation Ward, Camp McArthur."

Date: February 1918

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Fort Crockett in Galveston, Texas]

Photograph of Fort Crockett in Galveston, Texas and the large group of tents lined up in rows on the left side; on the right side there is an open field possibly used for training and parading. The title of the photograph reads: "Home Again! Our Victory Greetings"

Date: 1918

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Four Men Including Lee Turney on Christmas Day]

Photograph of a group of four men standing on a porch on Christmas Day; Lee Turney is the second from the left and Baldwin Gonzales is standing in his U. S. Army uniform.

Date: December 25, 1918

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of Four Pilots in Uniform]

Copy print of a photograph of four pilots of the 17th Aero Squadron with a note of August 24, 1918 on the back of it it. All of the men are wearing their aviation uniforms and two of the men are smoking. First Lieutenant Lloyd A. Hamilton is standing on the far left of the picture. The names of the other men are written from left to right on the back of the picture.

Date: 1918

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Photograph of Squadron 43 of the Royal Air Force]

Group photograph of the men of Squadron 43 of the Royal Air Force taken in the summer of 1918. There are a total of seven pilots in this photo, four are sitting in chairs and three are standing up behind. According to the photo Henry Clay, Jr. is standing up on the left side of the group.

Date: 1918

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Photograph of the Hanson Sisters]

Photograph of six of the Hanson sisters, standing in order of height from left to right with the tallest sister holding the basketball, posed identically with their hands on each other's shoulders.

Date: 1918

Creator: Easterwood, Connie

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[Photograph of the Hanson Sisters]

Photograph of the Hanson School's 1918 basketball team, made up of six of the Hanson sisters, facing forward while lying on the ground in their uniforms and posing identically with the basketball in the center forefront.

Date: 1918

Creator: Easterwood, Connie

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[Photograph of the "King Kabins" in Arkansas]

Photograph of two girls standing on the staircase leading up to the "King's Kabins" in Bella Vista, Arkansas; this cabin is situated among a thick grove of trees with a clearing off the the right.

Date: 1918

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Photograph of the Officers of the 17th and 148th Squadrons]

Copy print of a group photograph of the officers of the 17th and 148th Squadrons; the men are posing directly in front of a large airplane. There are three rows of men, those in the front row are kneeling, and there are two rows of men standing in the back. According to the photo this was taken in Toul, France in 1918. Names of the men are listed on the back from standing left to right.

Date: November 1918

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Portrait of Captain Nathan Crook Twining]

Portrait of Captain Nathan Crook Twining. Twining is wearing his dress uniform with several honors on it. This photo was taken between 1918 and 1919.

Date: [1918-12-31..1919-07-17]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Portrait of Vera Mae Townley (Itschner)]

Portrait of Vera Mae Townley (Itschner) at 16 years old, wearing a white dress with a large bow in her hair.

Date: 1918

Creator: Maresh

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from Odons L. Hudnalls to the Local War Department Board]

Postcard sent from Odons L. Hudnalls to the War Department with his classification filled out.

Date: November 1, 1918

Creator: Hudnalls, Odons L.

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Haslet Public Library

[Postcard of a Fireman on Horseback, Russia]

Postcard of a uniformed firefighter on horseback. The horse is standing near a gate leading to a sidewalk.

Date: 1918

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

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[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, Spring 1918]

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, Spring 1918]

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, Spring 1918]

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Parents, February 13, 1918]

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Parents, February 14, 1918]

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Sister-in-Law, February 6, 1918]

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to Jenni Hill, December 10, 1918]

[Men near Biplanes]

[Official Document with Orders to Report to Duty]

[People near Biplanes]

[Photograph of Baldwin Gonzales in a Football Uniform]

[Photograph of Camp MacArthur Observation Ward]

[Photograph of Fort Crockett in Galveston, Texas]

[Photograph of Four Men Including Lee Turney on Christmas Day]

[Photograph of Four Pilots in Uniform]

[Photograph of Squadron 43 of the Royal Air Force]

[Photograph of the Hanson Sisters]

[Photograph of the Hanson Sisters]

[Photograph of the "King Kabins" in Arkansas]

[Photograph of the Officers of the 17th and 148th Squadrons]

[Portrait of Captain Nathan Crook Twining]

[Portrait of Vera Mae Townley (Itschner)]

[Postcard from Odons L. Hudnalls to the Local War Department Board]

[Postcard of a Fireman on Horseback, Russia]