1213 - French Naval Aviation. Set of 9 items belonging to seaplane observer Joseph Garel, Class of 1914, who initially served in the Motorized Gun and Searchlight Units of the Marine Regiment until July 1916. He is listed there in April 1916 as a machine gunner and 37 mm gunner. He was assigned to the Army of the East from November 1916 to March 1918 with the Naval Aviation unit in Thessaloniki as a quartermaster, mechanic, and observer. He was **commended in December 1917 for the attack on a submarine**. Color-illustrated Seaplane Observer Certificate No. 624, dated October 31, 1917, accompanied by the corresponding 1916-model metal certificate, stamped with an anchor on the reverse and numbered 624. This is likely certificate No. 24, which was officially renumbered 624 upon issuance in St. Raphael. Paybook for a petty officer and sailor, opened on September 15, 1914, in Toulon, containing the text of the two commendations and details of assignments. Duty Roster for the Thessaloniki Center from April 1917 to 1919. Approximately 100 hours of flight time. Citation as a 37 mm gunner with the 15th Self-Propelled Gun Group on April 17, 1916. Aviation workshop mechanic certificate dated July 31, 1917, in Thessaloniki. Provisional Certificate of Good Conduct and Competence, March 2, 1918. Postcard from Thessaloniki sent to his parents on August 5, 1917, informing them of his promotion to the rank of quartermaster. Mobilization record card from 1939. French naval aviation. A group of nine items relating to seaplane observer Joseph Garel, class of 1914, who initially served with the Marine Regiment’s armored cars and searchlights until July 1916 and was cited in April 1916 as a machine gunner and 37 mm gunner. Served in the Army of the Orient from November 1916 to March 1918 with the Salonika Naval Aviation Service as a petty officer mechanic and observer. Cited in December 1917 for an attack on a submarine. Illustrated color seaplane observer certificate No. 624, dated October 31, 1917, with a matching 1916-pattern metal badge, stamped with an anchor on the reverse and numbered 624—probably originally badge No. 24, officially renumbered 624 when issued in Saint-Raphaël. Naval pay book opened in Toulon on September 15, 1914, containing both citations and service postings. Salonika Center duty log, April 1917–1919, recording approximately 100 flight hours. Citation dated April 17, 1916, as a 37 mm gunner with the 15th Armored Car Group. Aviation workshop mechanic’s certificate, July 31, 1917, Salonika. Provisional certificate of good conduct and proficiency, March 2, 1918. Postcard sent from Salonika to his parents on August 5, 1917, announcing his promotion to petty officer. 1939 mobilization record.