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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.

637. 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.
Portrait of Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr., R.F.C.

638. Bennett, Lt. Louis

IDNO:
001326
Title:
Bennett, Lt. Louis
Date:
1918/04
Description:
Portrait of Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr., R.F.C.
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.

639. 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.

640. 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.

641. 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.
Memorial plaque for Lieutenant Louis Bennett, 40th Squadron, Royal Air Force, B.E.F. Bennett was shot down in flames "over the lines' on August 24th, 1918, after he had destroyed two German Observation Balloons. His record, August 15th to August 24th, being 3 Enemy Planes, 9 Balloons destroyed, 4 in one day, for which he was recommended the Distinguished Flying Cross. The Germans buried him with military honours at Wavrin, near Lille, France, where a Memorial Church in his honour will be dedicated on August 24th, 1919.

642. Memorial Plaque for Lt. Louis Bennett

IDNO:
001335
Title:
Memorial Plaque for Lt. Louis Bennett
Date:
undated
Description:
Memorial plaque for Lieutenant Louis Bennett, 40th Squadron, Royal Air Force, B.E.F. Bennett was shot down in flames "over the lines' on August 24th, 1918, after he had destroyed two German Observation Balloons. His record, August 15th to August 24th, being 3 Enemy Planes, 9 Balloons destroyed, 4 in one day, for which he was recommended the Distinguished Flying Cross. The Germans buried him with military honours at Wavrin, near Lille, France, where a Memorial Church in his honour will be dedicated on August 24th, 1919.
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.

643. 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.
Car belonging to Louis Bennett, Jr. loaded with beer barrels.

644. Car Owned by Louis Bennett

IDNO:
001339
Title:
Car Owned by Louis Bennett
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
Car belonging to Louis Bennett, Jr. loaded with beer barrels.
Car belonging to Louis Bennett, Jr.

645. Car Owned by Louis Bennett

IDNO:
001340
Title:
Car Owned by Louis Bennett
Date:
undated
Description:
Car belonging to Louis Bennett, Jr.

646. Engine of Louis Bennett's Car

IDNO:
001341
Title:
Engine of Louis Bennett's Car
Date:
ca. 1906
Friend of Louis Bennett, Jr. driving a car. Photograph from M. Graham, 622 W. 114th Street, New York, New York.

647. Friend of Louis Bennett, Jr.

IDNO:
001344
Title:
Friend of Louis Bennett, Jr.
Date:
undated
Description:
Friend of Louis Bennett, Jr. driving a car. Photograph from M. Graham, 622 W. 114th Street, New York, New York.
Candid portrait of Louis Bennett, Jr. at Taliaferro (Hick's Field), Fort Worth, Texas in January of 1918.

648. Bennett, Louis at Taliaferro (Hicks Field,) Fort Worth, Texas

IDNO:
001345
Title:
Bennett, Louis at Taliaferro (Hicks Field,) Fort Worth, Texas
Date:
1918/01
Description:
Candid portrait of Louis Bennett, Jr. at Taliaferro (Hick's Field), Fort Worth, Texas in January of 1918.