John K. Baildon World War I pilot's memorabilia
Scope and content
Pilot's Book documenting training exercises; "Military Sketching and Map Reading," by Captain John B. Barnes, New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1917; 2 Officer's Record Books; and American Expeditionary Forces Identiy/Pilot's Card.
Dates
- 1918.
Creator
- Baildon, John Karl, 1895-1970. (Person)
Language of Material
In English.
Biographical / Historical
John K. Baildon graduated from Cornell in 1917 and after training at the School of Military Aeronautics at the University of Texas in Austin, served as a pilot with the American Expeditionary Forces in France.
Extent
.1 cubic feet. (.1 cubic feet.)
Ownership and Custodial History
Donated by his surviving children: Edith Elizabeth Baildon Grover, David Vern Baildon, Charles John Baildon, Ruth Ann Baildon MacLehose '59.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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