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Battalion "F"

Description: Panoramic photograph of the members of Battalion "F" 343rd F.A. posing outdoors at Camp Merritt, New Jersey in front of several buildings.
Date: June 2, 1919
Creator: Watts Studio
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Canvas and Caissons: Early Aviation at Fort Sill, 1914-1939

Description: Article describes the history of training, field testing, and development orchestrated by the United States Aeronautics Corps at Henry Post Field in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Stacy Webb Reaves provides a more detailed look into the operations of the Corps, including their involvement in World War I.
Date: Autumn 2002
Creator: Reaves, Stacy Webb
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Creating an Atmosphere of Suppression, 1914-1917

Description: Article describes the atmosphere of suppression of civil liberties that occurred during World War I in the United States, during which political figures targeted those they believed would cause unpatriotic dissent. Two groups that were often targeted were those that were "German sympathizers" or "hyphenated Americans."
Date: Summer 1981
Creator: Fowler, James H., II
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Getting Our Equipment Soon - I Hope So Anyway": Camp Doniphan, Fort Sill, and American Artillery in World War I

Description: Article describes how Camp Doniphan on the Fort Sill Reservation functioned as a training center for American troops in World War I. Due to the large influx of recruits and lack of supplies and equipment, the soldiers were underprepared for actual combat, and their difficulties are reflected in personal accounts.
Date: Spring 2017
Creator: Prince, Justin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Fort Sill and the Birth of US Combat Aviation

Description: Article covers the history of Fort Sill as an aircraft, artillery unit, and observation balloon training center throughout both World War I and World War II, providing historical context for its importance in the field of military aviation.
Date: Spring 2019
Creator: Wikle, Thomas A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Honorary Alice M. Robertson

Description: Article honors Alice M. Robertson, the second woman to sit in the United States House of Representatives. She founded Tulsa University, worked diligently with mission schools, was a postmaster, and helped with supply runs for soldiers serving in the Spanish-American War and the First World War.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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