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Oregon at War! American soldiers marching through gas shelled French town.
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"His coolness and skill as a pilot"

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A crashed American plane, probably at or near the 3rd Aviation Instruction Center, American Expeditionary Force, France. (OSA, Oregon State Defense Council Records, World War I Photographs)

A crashed American plane, probably at or near the 3rd Aviation Instruction Center, American Expeditionary Force, France. (OSA, Oregon State Defense Council Records, World War I Photographs)

 

French pilots load ammunition for the airplane mounted machine gun. (OSA, Oregon State Defense Council Records, World War I Photographs)

 

An aviator prepares for take-off. A machine gun is mounted above him. (OSA, Oregon State Defense Council Records, World War I Photographs)

 

Airplanes also flew during the night on the front. (OSA, Oregon State Defense Council Records, World War I Photographs)

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