National Air and Space Museum Archives

95th Aero Squadron Photographs [Garrison]

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.1998.0029
Creators:
Garrison, Herbert
Dates:
1917-1919
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.05 Cubic feet
2 folders
23 black and white 8 x 10 inch print photographs; two 4 x 5 inch color transparencies
Repository:
This collection consists of 23 black and white photographs taken by Herbert Emerson Garrison (1896-1986), during his service with the 95th Aero Squadron in France during World War I and includes informal views of both aircraft and personnel. The collection also includes two copy color transparencies of a Salvation Army post card stating that Garrison had arrived safely back in New York City after the war.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 23 black and white photographs copied from a scrapbook which was loaned to the National Air and Space Museum Archives by Walter Garrison, son of Herbert E. Garrison, the photographer. The images feature informal views of both aviation personnel and American and French aircraft, including the Nieuport 11 (XI) Sesquiplane, Nieuport 17, Nieuport 28, Morane-Saulnier Model LA (Mo.S.4), Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b, Spad XIII, and a Voisin 8 BN.2 (Type LAP). Also seen are two captured German biplanes, an Albatros D.Va (L24) and a Fokker D.VII which later became part of the collection of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM). On November 9, 1918, two days before the end of the war, Lieutenant Heinz Freiherr von Beaulieu-Marconnay landed this Fokker D.VII at a forward American airfield being used by the 95th Aero Squadron, near Verdun. The pilot and airplane were captured by three American officers before Beaulieu-Marconnay could set fire to his aircraft. The captured Fokker D.VII is seen in the Garrison photographs embellished with the "Kicking Mule" insignia of the 95th Aero Squadron. The collection also includes two copy transparencies of a Salvation Army post card sent to Minnie Owens (whom Garrison later married) to let her know that Garrison had arrived safely in New York City on his way home from the war in France.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The black and white images in this collection were copied as Smithsonian Institution negative numbers 98-15105 through 98-15118 and 98-15188 through 98-15196. The front and back of the post card were copied as numbers 98-15296 and 98-15297. The copy images are physically arranged in negative number order. The images have been arranged online in this finding aid into subject groups which are presented roughly in chronological order.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
The 95th Aero Squadron, organized on August 20th, 1917, and demobilized on March 18th, 1919, was part of the 1st Pursuit Organization stationed in France on the Western Front during World War I. The squadron was assigned as a Day Pursuit (Fighter) Squadron and was the first American squadron to fly in combat, doing so on March 8, 1918. The 95th Aero Squadron shot down 35 enemy aircraft and 12 observation balloons, participating in the following military campaigns: Champagne-Marne Defensive, Aisne-Marne Offensive, St. Mihiel Offensive and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Among the squadron's pilots were six air aces and Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt. Herbert Emerson Garrison (1896-1986), the donor's father, served as a mechanic for the 95th Aero Squadron during World War I.

Administration

Author
Melissa A. N. Keiser
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Walter Garrison, originals loaned for copying, 1998, NASM.1998.0029
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Patti Williams, 1998; revised, scanned, and encoded by Melissa A. N. Keiser, 2023.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
95th Aero Squadron Photographs [Garrison], NASM.1998.0029, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Related Materials
Related artifacts in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum collection: Fokker D.VII, A19200004000.

Keywords

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SPAD XIII (S.13) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Nieuport (France) 11 Monoplane Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Nieuport (France) 17 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Nieuport (France) 28 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Morane-Saulnier Model LA (Mo.S.4) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
RAF F.E.3 (A.E.1) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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