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[A Notice of Settlement to Henry and Harriett Clay] (open access)

[A Notice of Settlement to Henry and Harriett Clay]

This is a notice of settlement for Henry and Harriett Clay for compensation after the death of Henry Clay, Jr. The document outlines amounts owed, and the schedule of payments.
Date: December 5, 1919
Creator: Baity, J. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, on September 19] (open access)

[Letter From Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, on September 19]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home concerning his stay in Oxford, England. He tells about the weather changing to Autumn, bringing cold and dampness; Clay also says that he might be going to Egypt to begin flying there.
Date: 1917-09-19?
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Christmas Card from the 43rd Squadron R. F. C.] (open access)

[A Christmas Card from the 43rd Squadron R. F. C.]

This card was from the 43rd Squadron R. F. C. during Christmas time. The inside of the card wishes a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
Date: [1917..1919]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Selden Mooney to Henry Clay, Jr., July 30, 1917] (open access)

[Telegram from Selden Mooney to Henry Clay, Jr., July 30, 1917]

A telegram from Selden Mooney to Henry Clay, Jr. with orders to report in the morning so that he can leave with the group going to New York.
Date: July 30, 1917
Creator: Mooney, Selden
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Official Document with Orders to Report to Duty] (open access)

[Official Document with Orders to Report to Duty]

This document contains orders to the First Lieutenants of the "Aviation Section, Signal Officers' Reserve Corps" that they are to report to active duty and the names of the men ordered to service are listed underneath the brief paragraph.
Date: March 20, 1918
Creator: Harbord, James G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Clay, Jr.'s Air Combat Records] (open access)

[Henry Clay, Jr.'s Air Combat Records]

This five page document outlines different air combats that Henry Clay, Jr. was a part of. Each page contains a description of time, location, plane type, etc., remarks about the enemy aircraft, and a result of the fight.
Date: [1918-08-16..1918-09-28]
Creator: Newhall, M. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Form Stating Transportation of Henry Clay, Jr.'s Belongings] (open access)

[Form Stating Transportation of Henry Clay, Jr.'s Belongings]

This bill of lading from the United States War Department stating the shipment of the belongs of Henry Clay, Jr. The form contains the number of packages, and the contents of the packages, as well as the weight.
Date: November 10, 1919
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document of Pilots of the 41st Aero Squadron] (open access)

[Document of Pilots of the 41st Aero Squadron]

This document contains the names of pilots of the Fifth Pursuit Group, 41st Aero Squadron. The document is divided into three different flights, on three different pages: "A Flight, B Flight, C Flight." B Flight contains nine different crews, and C Flight also contains nine crews.
Date: [1917..1919]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Identification Card of Henry R. Clay, Jr.] (open access)

[Identification Card of Henry R. Clay, Jr.]

Identification card belonging to Henry R. Clay, Jr. The card identifies Clay's rank as a 1st Lieutenant, and his function as "air service." Clay was a member of the American Expeditionary Forces. The right side of the card has a blank space where the recipient was to place his photograph "within four days after issue."
Date: [1917..1919]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Showing the Men of the 41st Aero Squadron] (open access)

[Document Showing the Men of the 41st Aero Squadron]

This document contains the names and assignments of the men of the 41st Aero Squadron. The names are broken up into different assignment categories: "Headquarters, Kitchen, Armorers, Ordinance Dept., Radio Dept., Chauffeurs, Sergeants, Privates..."
Date: November 25, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Listing the Flight Personnel of Squadron 43] (open access)

[Document Listing the Flight Personnel of Squadron 43]

This document contains the names of the men of Squadron 43 of the Royal Air Force 1916-1919. This document is organized by columns: "name, rank, duty, nationality, year, ref. code, casualty, remarks."
Date: April 28, 1968
Creator: Wakeman, George G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, November 26, 1917] (open access)

[Letter From Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, November 26, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family concerning his recent visit to London with a girl named Ruth. They went to a show and he stayed there all night with her and her mother since the father was away in Japan.
Date: November 26, 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Listing Names of the 41st Aero Squadron] (open access)

[Document Listing Names of the 41st Aero Squadron]

This document has names of some 1st and 2nd Lieutenants of the 41st Aero Squadron, Air Service Fifth Pursuit Group. The pilots were to write how many hours they had flown ,and on which planes they flew, under their names. There is a handwritten note on the bottom of the second page.
Date: November 25, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cablegram from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Father, December 22, 1918] (open access)

[Cablegram from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Father, December 22, 1918]

Cablegram from Henry Clay, Jr. to his father back home wishing his family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as well as saying he has nine solo flight hours.
Date: December 22, 1918
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Official Document from the Bureau of War Risk Insurance] (open access)

[Official Document from the Bureau of War Risk Insurance]

This official government document is a notification on how to make a claim because of a soldier's death in the war. Clear instructions are written at the bottom pertaining to the claiming of belongings or pay for Army personnel.
Date: April 7, 1919
Creator: Houlihan, H. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Department Document to the A. E. F.] (open access)

[War Department Document to the A. E. F.]

This official War Department document contains orders to the named officers "of the Aviation Section, Signal Reserve Corps," the names are listed on the following pages. The men are to "participate regularly and frequently in aerial flights."
Date: July 24, 1918
Creator: McAndrew, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combats in the Air of 1st Lt. Henry R. Clay, A.S., USA., D. F. C. (open access)

Combats in the Air of 1st Lt. Henry R. Clay, A.S., USA., D. F. C.

This document contains Henry Clay, Jr.'s different combats in the air from August 16, 1918 to September 27, 1918. Each page contains technical information, result of the fight, and comments about the enemy aircraft. The result listed at the bottom of the page is either "Decisive America" or "Considered O. C. by 13th Wing, R. A. F."
Date: [1918-08-16..1918-09-27]
Creator: Newhall, M. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Lieutenant Whelihan to Henry Clay, Jr., February 4, 1919] (open access)

[Telegram from Lieutenant Whelihan to Henry Clay, Jr., February 4, 1919]

Telegram from Lieutenant Welihan to First Lieutenant Henry Clay, Jr. regarding his recent accepted proposal to be transferred.
Date: February 4, 1919
Creator: Whelihan
System: The Portal to Texas History