CAREY, Edwin F. Papers (1918)

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Call No. 167.608

IRIS No. 00121425

Major. Air Corps, 1917-1938. Born New York. Served to grade of Private, Cavalry, National Guard (NY), 1916-1917; commissioned Second Lieutenant, Aviation Section, Signal Officer Reserve Corps, November 1917. Career assignments include: various duties as a company and field grade officer. Retired August 1938. Died at Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, DC.

Personal papers relating to Carey's Air Corps service. Includes a collection of photographs and materials relating to Air Service in World War I. Also includes photographs of famous persons of the day and a chart of Air Service units assigned to front-line duty as of 11 November 1918.