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

13. Bennett, Lt. Louis

IDNO:
001326
Title:
Bennett, Lt. Louis
Date:
1918/04
Description:
Portrait of Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr., R.F.C.
Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr. and dog standing in front of S. E. 5a airplane.

14. 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.

15. 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 portrait of Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr.

16. Bennett, Lt. Louis

IDNO:
001329
Title:
Bennett, Lt. Louis
Date:
ca. 1918
Description:
Postcard portrait of Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr.
Postcard portrait of Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr.

17. Bennett, Lt. Louis

IDNO:
001330
Title:
Bennett, Lt. Louis
Date:
ca. 1918
Description:
Postcard portrait of Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr.
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.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. 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.

24. 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.