The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-18
FAMOUS FLYING
SQUADRON
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SQUADhON
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ed side was over-concentrated. The
Germans did the first big concentra
ton at Verdun, but the allies won
there by out airing them.
IF we had absolute ascendency In
the air we could destroy Zeebrugge
and make the submarines harmless.
ut is difficult for the folks at home
to understand maybe but when ma
chine ascends near hostile lines TO-
day, 1t does not come home unless II
is Of the latest type. and unless It's
pilot is highly trained. Aeroplanes
today are not only carrying machine
guns but cannon"
America will gain some of the wars
star aviators when the Lafayette esca.
Idrille is urned over to Major General
'Pershing as his aerial eyes" AS an
| organization and individually, the
American flyers in this unit have
| been repeatedly cited for courage,
daring and fighting ability no less
than their splendid scouting work.
| The personnel, to date, of this great
flying unit, is as follows:
Captain Thenault of the french
army, commanding.
Lieutenant Maison de Rouge of the
French army, second in command.
Lieutenant William Thaw of Pitts
burgh.
Lieutenant Raout Lufberry of New
York City.
Adjutant Didier Mason Of New
York and Texas.
Personnel.
Balsley, Corporal H. Clyde: San
Antonio, Texas; (wounded April 2S,
1917 now in hospitaD.
Bigelow, Corporal Stephen; Boston,
Mass.
Bridgmann, Corporal Roy C7affn;
Lake Forest, Ills.
Chadwick. Corporal Oliver M;
Lowell, Mass.
Chatkoff, Corporal Lincoln Her
man; New York; injured in fall
June 20, 1917; now in hospitaD.
Cowden, Sergeant Elliott; New
York; ION leave, attached to instruc-
ton duty with American officers re-
serve corps, Plattsburg, N. Y; deco
rated with military medal and French
war cross with PALMS,.
Dolan, Corporal Charles H; Bos-
ton, Mass: Con leave in United
States owing to illness of family.
Drexel, Corporal John Armstrong;
Philadelphia, Pa.
Dugan, Corporal William E.; South
Orange, N. j.; decorated with war
cross April /. 1870.
Hall, Corporal James Norman; Col
fax, Iowa; (wounded June % in fight
with seven enemy ayiators; now in
hospital; decorated with military
medal and war cross).
Haviland, Sergeant Willis; Mime
apolis, MINI.
Hewitt, Corporal Thomas M; New
York.
Hill, Corporal Dudley L.; Peeks
kill, N. Y; Con sick leave beginning
May 1, 1910.
Hinllle, Corporal Edward Foote;
Cincinnati, O.
johnson, Corporal Archibald; Pitts
burgh, Pa.
johnson. Sergeant Charles c.; ST.
Louis. Mo. IL
Lowell. Corporal Walter; Concord.
Mass; decorated with war cross
while in American ambulance service.
1870.
Lufberry, Lieutenant Raoul; New
York; Gone of the two "aces" in the
squadron; officially credited with
bringing down ten enemy planes;
decorated with war cross, military
medal, British military cross; French
Aero club plaque, other numerous
honors; is the premier flyer of the
escadrille).
McMonigle, Corporal Douglas: San
Francisco, Calf.
MARI, Corporal Kenneth; Alaska;
(the man who introduced Alaskan
sledge dogs to the French army in
the Vosges).
Mason, Adjutant Didier; New
York and Texas; formerly Car
ranza's chief airman, before that well
known exhibition aviator in the Unit
ed States).
Parsons, Sergeant Edwin c.;
Springfield, Mass.
Peterson, Corporal David M;
Honesdale, Pa.
Prince, Corporal Frederick; Bever-
ly Farms. Mass; ION leave in U. S.
as Instructor to officers. reserve
corps, Plattsburg, N. Y; brother to
Aviator Norman Prince, killed in
action 1870.
Rockwell, Corporal Robert L.; Gin
cinnati, Ohio.
Rumsey, Corporal Lawrence; Buff
falo, N. Y; (released because of i'll
ness, May, 1910.
Soubrain, Sergeant Robert; New
York.
Thaw. Lieutenant William; Pitts
burgh, Pa; (second "ace" in the
escadrille; officially credited with
downing seven enemy, planes; deco
rated with war cross, other medals).
Willis, Corporal Harold; Boston.
Mass.
Is Not a Deserter.
PARIS, July 1S.-F'rench army Of
ficials announced today they would
remove the technical charge of deser-
ton against Corporal Edward Foote
Hinkle, of the Lafayette escadrille,
Hinkle over-stayed his leave and fail
ed to send any word. Hink1e. a resi-
dent of Cincinnati, Ohio did not re-