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France. Armele. Escadrille Lafayette

 Organization

Biography

A squadron in the French Air Service during World War I composed of volunteer American pilots.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Paul Ayres Rockwell papers

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0301
Scope and Contents The Paul Ayres Rockwell Papers consists primarily of Rockwell's personal archive and research collection on the history of the French and American volunteer air combat corps, the "Lafayette Escadrille," and the American volunteers of the French Foreign Legion during the First World War. Highlights of this collection include the war period letters to Paul Rockwell from various pilots and related officials of the Lafayette Escadrille, members of the French Foreign Legion and the letters of his...
Dates: Inclusive 1914-1985; Majority of material found in Bulk 1915-1919, 1960-1980

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  • Subject: War stories, American X