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Portrait of Henri Montelecque, the young boy who saw the fall of Lt. Louis Bennett on August 24, 1918. Accompanied letter from Marie-Louis Plancy to Mrs. Louis Bennett, 22 July 1919 in the Bennett Collection Box 3, Folder 3.

1. Mortelecque, Henri

IDNO:
001315
Title:
Mortelecque, Henri
Date:
1919/08/24
Description:
Portrait of Henri Montelecque, the young boy who saw the fall of Lt. Louis Bennett on August 24, 1918. Accompanied letter from Marie-Louis Plancy to Mrs. Louis Bennett, 22 July 1919 in the Bennett Collection Box 3, Folder 3.
Candid portrait of Lt. Louis Bennett in uniform posing with a small child on a sled.

2. Bennett, Lt. Louis with Small Child

IDNO:
001316
Title:
Bennett, Lt. Louis with Small Child
Date:
ca. 1918
Description:
Candid portrait of Lt. Louis Bennett in uniform posing with a small child on a sled.
Captain Kelly, British Flying Corps, on crutches and Louis Bennett, Jr., West Virginia Flying Corps, holding bottle, pose for a portrait at Sheepshead Bay, May 24, 1917.

3. Bennett, Lt. Louis and Captain Kelly (On Crutches) at Sheepshead Bay

IDNO:
001317
Title:
Bennett, Lt. Louis and Captain Kelly (On Crutches) at Sheepshead Bay
Date:
1917/05/24
Description:
Captain Kelly, British Flying Corps, on crutches and Louis Bennett, Jr., West Virginia Flying Corps, holding bottle, pose for a portrait at Sheepshead Bay, May 24, 1917.
Officers of the West Virginia Flying Corps, including (left to right) Lieutenant Thomas Kent, Captain Louis Bennett, Jr., and Lieutenant William Frey. They are standing in front of a Curtiss JN or "Jenny" aircraft. This photograph appeared with an article regarding the W. Va. Flying Corps in the July 29, 1917 issue of the Wheeling Sunday News on page eight of part iii.

4. Bennett, Lt. Louis (Center) and with Fellow Pilots

IDNO:
001322
Title:
Bennett, Lt. Louis (Center) and with Fellow Pilots
Date:
ca. 1918
Description:
Officers of the West Virginia Flying Corps, including (left to right) Lieutenant Thomas Kent, Captain Louis Bennett, Jr., and Lieutenant William Frey. They are standing in front of a Curtiss JN or "Jenny" aircraft. This photograph appeared with an article regarding the W. Va. Flying Corps in the July 29, 1917 issue of the Wheeling Sunday News on page eight of part iii.
Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr. and dog standing in front of S. E. 5a airplane.

5. Lieutenant Louis Bennett and Dog

IDNO:
001327
Title:
Lieutenant Louis Bennett and Dog
Date:
ca. 1918
Description:
Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr. and dog standing in front of S. E. 5a airplane.
Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr. and dog standing in front of a S. E. 5a airplane.

6. Lieutenant Louis Bennett and Dog

IDNO:
001328
Title:
Lieutenant Louis Bennett and Dog
Date:
ca, 1918
Description:
Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr. and dog standing in front of a S. E. 5a airplane.
Postcard of interior of field hospital, German Red Cross Number 40, at Wavrin, France. This was the hospital where Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr. passed away on August 24, 1918 while his wounds were being dressed after his plane was shot down. Richard Lavril [sic] Ulffz is shown at center. Postcard came with letter from Mlle. Madelien Dallenne to Sallie Maxwell Bennett, 14 July 1919. Bennett Collection Box 3, Folder 2.

7. Interior of Field Hospital, German Red Cross Number 40 at Wavrin, France

IDNO:
001331
Title:
Interior of Field Hospital, German Red Cross Number 40 at Wavrin, France
Date:
ca. 1918
Description:
Postcard of interior of field hospital, German Red Cross Number 40, at Wavrin, France. This was the hospital where Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr. passed away on August 24, 1918 while his wounds were being dressed after his plane was shot down. Richard Lavril [sic] Ulffz is shown at center. Postcard came with letter from Mlle. Madelien Dallenne to Sallie Maxwell Bennett, 14 July 1919. Bennett Collection Box 3, Folder 2.
Portrait of Jarvis Offutt and Lt. Louis Bennett. At left is Jarvis Jenness Offutt of the U.S. Air Sevice, who was temporarily attached to Number 56 Aero Squadron of the R.A.F. He was killed in an accident in France, August 13, 1918. He was from Nebraska and a classmate of Bennett at Yale.

8. Bennett, Lt. Louis (Right) and Jarvis Offutt

IDNO:
001332
Title:
Bennett, Lt. Louis (Right) and Jarvis Offutt
Date:
ca. 1918
Description:
Portrait of Jarvis Offutt and Lt. Louis Bennett. At left is Jarvis Jenness Offutt of the U.S. Air Sevice, who was temporarily attached to Number 56 Aero Squadron of the R.A.F. He was killed in an accident in France, August 13, 1918. He was from Nebraska and a classmate of Bennett at Yale.
Portrait of Jarvis Offutt and Lt. Louis Bennett. At left is Jarvis Jenness Offutt of the U.S. Air Sevice, who was temporarily attached to Number 56 Aero Squadron of the R.A.F. He was killed in an accident in France, August 13, 1918. He was from Nebraska and a classmate of Bennett at Yale.

9. Bennett, Lt. Louis (Right) and Jarvis Offutt

IDNO:
001333
Title:
Bennett, Lt. Louis (Right) and Jarvis Offutt
Date:
ca. 1918
Description:
Portrait of Jarvis Offutt and Lt. Louis Bennett. At left is Jarvis Jenness Offutt of the U.S. Air Sevice, who was temporarily attached to Number 56 Aero Squadron of the R.A.F. He was killed in an accident in France, August 13, 1918. He was from Nebraska and a classmate of Bennett at Yale.
Portrait of Jarvis Offutt and Lt. Louis Bennett. At left is Jarvis Jenness Offutt of the U.S. Air Sevice, who was temporarily attached to Number 56 Aero Squadron of the R.A.F. He was killed in an accident in France, August 13, 1918. He was from Nebraska and a classmate of Bennett at Yale.

10. Bennett, Lt. Louis (Right) and Jarvis Offutt

IDNO:
001334
Title:
Bennett, Lt. Louis (Right) and Jarvis Offutt
Date:
ca. 1918
Description:
Portrait of Jarvis Offutt and Lt. Louis Bennett. At left is Jarvis Jenness Offutt of the U.S. Air Sevice, who was temporarily attached to Number 56 Aero Squadron of the R.A.F. He was killed in an accident in France, August 13, 1918. He was from Nebraska and a classmate of Bennett at Yale.
Louis Bennett, Jr. driving his car at approximately age 12. See 'Cross and Cockade Journal' vol. 21, no. 4, winter 80 (West Virginia Collection Pamphlet no. 14277) for an identification on candid portrait of Bennett in car.

11. Bennett, Louis and His Car

IDNO:
001336
Title:
Bennett, Louis and His Car
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
Louis Bennett, Jr. driving his car at approximately age 12. See 'Cross and Cockade Journal' vol. 21, no. 4, winter 80 (West Virginia Collection Pamphlet no. 14277) for an identification on candid portrait of Bennett in car.
Louis Bennett, Jr. driving his car at approximately age 12. See 'Cross and Cockade Journal' vol. 21, no. 4, winter 80 (West Virginia Collection Pamphlet no. 14277) for an identification on candid portrait of Bennett in car.

12. Bennett, Louis and His Car

IDNO:
001337
Title:
Bennett, Louis and His Car
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
Louis Bennett, Jr. driving his car at approximately age 12. See 'Cross and Cockade Journal' vol. 21, no. 4, winter 80 (West Virginia Collection Pamphlet no. 14277) for an identification on candid portrait of Bennett in car.