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This Week in 1918...Armistice
1 - 11 November 1918 The last days of the war were evidently very exciting ones for the 12th. Details are scarce but four members were...

Daniel Pool
Nov 11, 20185 min read
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This Week in 1918...Twisted Fate
29 October 1918 On Tuesday morning, 29 October, the 12th launched Lts. Thomas and Follette on a photography mission. Because...

Daniel Pool
Nov 7, 20185 min read
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This Week in 1918...| Tangle with the Circus
Monday, 28 October 1918 Lieutenants Arthur and Fleeson, returned Sunday after spending four days resting and relaxing in Paris. Now it...

Daniel Pool
Nov 2, 20182 min read
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This Week in 1918... Lt. Robert Paradise
This week, while on vacation, I'll be visiting the University of Texas Dallas special collections section to review the George H....

Daniel Pool
Oct 21, 20181 min read
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This Week in 1918 | Return of the Flare Gun
The last two weeks have been eventful ones for the 12th Aero Squadron. On 4 October, Lt. Samuel Bowman launched with his pilot (records...

Daniel Pool
Oct 18, 20184 min read
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This Week in 1918 | Back at it
26 Aug - 1 Sept Last week the 12th returned to the Western Front. Since August 12th, they have been flying missions out of Toul Airfield....

Daniel Pool
Aug 30, 20182 min read
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This week in 1918 | Trouble
July 22-28 In March 1918, the Germans launched a major offensive designed to crush the British and knock France out of the war.[1] In...

Daniel Pool
Jul 28, 20188 min read
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This week in 1918 | A Bitter Monday
June 24th 0400: Gray overcast clouds hang low in the night sky. For the last week men from the 77th Liberty Division had been funneling...

Daniel Pool
Jun 26, 20185 min read
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First Contact | This week in 1918...
17 - 23 June For the last two weeks the 12th continued its work on the front. Records are scant on details during this period except to...

Daniel Pool
Jun 17, 20181 min read
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This week in 1918
In addition to regular posts, TwelfthRecon is beginning a new weekly series following the 12th Aero Squadron as it fights in World War I,...

Daniel Pool
Apr 25, 20181 min read
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Wilbur Kennedy Collection Update!
Quick update today. The Seattle Museum of Flight has completed its digitization of the Wilbur D. Kennedy Collection and published it...

Daniel Pool
Mar 28, 20181 min read
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Face to a Name
I came across this online collection from the Massachusetts State Library last night. They have portraits of 8,487 New England soldiers...

Daniel Pool
Feb 22, 20182 min read
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