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Manley Pollock was born on March 31, 1892, in Union Center, Wisconsin. He was the last of five children born to Fred and Emma Ann (nee Lancaster) Pollock. Pollock was a barber, receiving his license in 1915. He first enlisted in the United States Army in 1916 but was honorably discharged for being underweight. Re-enlisting in 1918, Pollock was inducted on March 8, 1918, at United States Aviation School. He served as a private at the Dorr Field Flying School Detachment Air Service from April 22 to November 15, 1918. Pollock was transferred to Camp Dodge, Iowa, where he was discharged on January 25, 1919.
Prior to enlisting, Pollock met Edna Newkirk of Mauston, Wisconsin. They married on March 23, 1920, and had one son, Melvin Pollock. Manley and Edna were part owners of a vineyard in the Palo Verde Valley, California. Edna died in 1941. Pollock had two grandchildren, Mark and Marcia Pollock, born in 1949 and 1950, respectively. He died on May 18, 1970.
Located east of Arcadia, Florida, Dorr Field was established during World War I to support flight training operations at Carlstrom Field. The one square mile field contained no runways. It was closed at the end of WWI, but was reopened in 1942 and operated as a civil contract school for training Army aviators. Following World War II, Carlstrom and Dorr Fields were sold to the State of Florida.
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The collection documents Manley Pollock's service in the United States Army, specifically his time stationed at Dorr Field during World War I. The collection consists of a scrapbook; postcards; a panoramic photograph of the Dorr Field Flying School Detachment Air Service; and Pollock's military records, medals and apprentice barber license from the Wisconsin State Barbers' Board of Examiners. The scrapbook contains 28 images of Dorr Field, including portraits and candid photographs of enlisted men in uniform, aerial images of Dorr Field, a railroad car and a Curtiss JN-4, or "Jenny." The postcards include souvenir postcard books for Beautiful Florida; Florida, Views of the State and the Key West Extension; and Miami, Florida. Pollock's military records include his Honorable Discharge from the United States Army (1916), Order of Induction into Military Service of the United States by the President of the United States (1918), Honorable Discharge from the United States Army (1919) and Certificate to Secure Victory Medal. Also included in the collection are Pollock's mustering out token, Victory Medal, woolen puttees (leg wraps) and cap.
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World War, 1914-1918 Florida World War, 1914-1918. Airplanes, Military. Military decorations.
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