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Creator:
Coon, Nelson  Search this
Names:
United States. Army. Air Service. 470th Aero Construction Squadron  Search this
United States. Army. Air Service. 58th Aero Squadron  Search this
Coon, Nelson  Search this
Extent:
0.23 Cubic feet ((1 slim legal document box))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Date:
1917-1918
Scope and Contents:
This scrapbook chronicles the experiences of Nelson Coon and depicts mostly unit personnel, with little coverage of aircraft.
Biographical / Historical:
The 58th Aero Squadron was organized at Kelly Field in August 1918; sent to Camp Morrison, VA in October; Brest, France in January 1918; and finally Lopcomb Corner Air Field in February 1918. The group was renamed the 470th Aero Construction Squadron, and departed Europe as soon as the war ended. One of the squadron's members was Nelson Coon.
General:
NASMrev
Provenance:
Nelson Coon, Gift, unknown, XXXX-0275, NASM
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Topic:
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations  Search this
World War, 1914-1918  Search this
Air pilots  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0275
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg29297f184-9115-403f-9f6f-eb0dda7a65b9
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0275