Hiler, John G. letter - handwritten     1. John G. Hiler, Sergeant First Class, U.S. Air Service 2. Date of Enlistment: Aug. 12, 1917 3. Military Camps to which went: * Fort Slocum, N.Y. * Kelly Field, Texas * Mitchel Field, Mineola, N.Y. * 3rd Aviation Instruction Center, Issondon, France * 1st Air Depot, Columbey-les-Belles, Brest P[ort]. of E[ntry]., France 4. Units to which belonged: * 95th Aero Squadron, 1st Pursuit Groupe * 680th Aero Squadron 5. Date of trip overseas: October 27, 1917 6. Service there: * 3rd A.I.C., Issondon, Nov. 16,1917-Feb. 19, 1918 * Feb. 19-Mar 31 [1918]. -- Champagne sector, att[ached to] 3rd French Army * Apr. 3-June27 [1918]. -- Toul sector, Battle of Seicheprey, att. 9th French Army. * June 28-Sept. 1 [1918]. -- Chateau-Thierry salient, 2nd Battle of the Marne, att. 6th French Army * Sept. 3-Nov. 15 [1918]. -- Verdun sector. St. Mihiel Drive, Argonne - Meuse Drive. 7. Date of return: March 3, 1919 8. Date of demobilization: April 28, 1919 9. Honors received: * (On the Front, Feb. 19, 1918) (One of the first American units in action.) * Organization Commendations * from Maj. Gen. R.C. Edwards, C[ommanding].O[fficer]., 26th Div. * from Gen. Headquarters A.E.F. Order 14790 - Gen. Pershing * from Air Service Headquarters, Gen. Order # 18 - Gen. Mitchell * from First Army Headquarters, Gen. Order # 32 - Gen. Ligett * from Air Service Headquarters, Gen Order # 30 - Gen. Mitchell * from G.H.Q. A.E.F., Gen. Order # 232 - Gen. Pershing * Individual Commendation * Groupe Hdqs[headquarters]., Gen. Order # 20     NOTES Fort Slocum, Davids Island, New Rochelle, NY (Hudson Valley Ruins.org) http://www.hudsonvalleyruins.org/yasinsac/newroc/slocum.html Kelly Field Historic District (Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms) http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/aviation/kel.htm Mitchel Field Military History Links (Historic Hempstead Plains, Nassau County, Long Island) http://www.hempsteadplains.com/Mitchell.htm [U.S. Army Air Corps 3rd Aviation Instruction Center, Issoudun, France] (Critical Past) http://www.criticalpast.com/products/location_history/Issoudun_France/1910/1918 August 11, 1918, Columbey-les-Belles (Eyes of the Army) http://eyesofthearmy.dva.state.wi.us/blog1.php/august-11-1918 Champagne-Marne Defensive Sector, June-July 1918 (Soldiers Mail) http://worldwar1letters.wordpress.com/the-adventure-unfolds/over-there-1918-1919/champagne-marne-defensive-june-july-1918/ Toul, France During WWI (Rootsweb. Ancestry.com) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gregkrenzelok/veterinary%20corp%20in%20ww1/toultranceww1willyresearch%20%20.html Battle of Seicheprey, April 20, 1918, U.S. 26th Infantry Division (American Expeditionary Force, Doughboys in WWI) http://www.usaww1.com/American-Expeditionary-Force/American-Expeditionary-Force-Battle-of-Seicheprey.php4 World War 1 Chateau Thierry 1917 (U.S. Army. Signal Corps) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rrls5QIdXnA 2nd Battle of the Marne (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_the_Marne The St. Mihiel Offensive (Doughboy Center) http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/stmihiel.htm St. Mihiel Offensive (Library of Congress. American Memory) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/sep12.html American Expeditionary Force at Meuse-Argonne (American Expeditionary Force, Doughboys in WWI) http://www.usaww1.com/American-Expeditionary-Force/American-Expeditionary-Force-Meuse-Argonne.php4 The Big Show: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive (Doughboy Center) http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/bigshow.htm