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...
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Daniel Pool
- Nov 7, 2018
- 5 min
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...
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Daniel Pool
- Nov 2, 2018
- 2 min
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...
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Daniel Pool
- Oct 21, 2018
- 1 min
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....
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Daniel Pool
- Oct 18, 2018
- 4 min
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...
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Daniel Pool
- Aug 30, 2018
- 2 min
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....
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Daniel Pool
- Jul 28, 2018
- 8 min
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...
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Daniel Pool
- Jun 26, 2018
- 5 min
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...
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Daniel Pool
- Jun 17, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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Daniel Pool
- Apr 25, 2018
- 1 min
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,...
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Daniel Pool
- Mar 28, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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Daniel Pool
- Feb 22, 2018
- 2 min
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...
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