Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-12

duty on the French front S.ghtnf
4 German lir-hip wh.I" 70, h".rh
nf H. coo f','. th"y luIu"lit'"N
opened nrr, and "rd"p'"r'l {" oul
IuIIruyrr each other The f'r"
from the enemy pIus seriously Grip
Piled 'hr JruieudutH plane. ana jn''
ns ihc Hun plane and occupant Yell
h.. u~u fH.uH wire WAS struck h| 70
"bulIu' and gave way ~" WaudE"i
10 keep ~" IIrpIIH" under som" con
truI uulH h" had descended to 500
f""' when they frll together u"
incident occurred September lIf J ~
and aft'r more than four months ih
"a hospital b." was given An "Nt"nIr"
fur.uugh 20 r"cup"fIt".
WI'h.thc rCtlccucr and modrsty %!
tli vino have seen the wundrrtI
bravery and patriotism Of thousand
~ their comrades as ihcy met lh"i'
death. the lieutenant viii not speak
u personal honors and achievement.
l. Modest Hero.
4 battle SCARED veteran ~ N"
world war. and stIll In his ear.
tWcutI"s, A hero decorated for dIa
tuRuishcd service ana With three
wound stripes ana seven service
stripes to his credit and yet too m"i
cSt 10 wear them, a fearless "Hc"
Who. for nearly four years hl1 b""n
meeting the unsp"akhb.c Hon In
daily combat in the air, ana s'l,I ."
shy uf public praise mat tins .s pus
iuvcly his first newspaper ini"ry""
the young lieutenant II "A man ~ c"r
trldIctions but II man who n %
man, for All that,
In his own words, the hisIngui sn"''
aviator giyosea SHORT history OF h.
famous cSChdTilie.
Th" Lafayette EyCldrli'" "a e
formed IN September. 11li hy WI.
liam ThaW. IidOul lufburT. Norman
Price, and Vernon Chapman II va
first known a. IN" American SOUND
ron, but 1T tho request Of M" Amer
lean ambassador the uImo va
changed, and m" members ~ IN"
squadron selected tn" nam" ~ l@.
faycitc.
All men entering this orEaniza
tiun became members of the Foreign
Legion ~ France where they re-
cciyod military training, later wcr"
sent 70 an aviation SCHOOL for a conrs"
Or flying
After b"CominR a pilot aviator ih'
men were sent 10 what was known
as new pilots nest to await a cal
to the front From this point | was
sent into action at SOissOin Tor m"
first time. and after crossed tn" I'm"
the first time was perfectly willing tu
return To the United states. was sure
that the cntir" German army had
taken a day or ana wcr" using me
"a their special target, was fortunate
enough to perform the work assigned
10 me and get back to the mess haII
without having any Of the Huns hit
Ming me or the ship.
90 the original four ~ tn" csco
drille one IL alive today Maj. William
Thaw Of the American air service. n
man tu whom much credit iS due Tor
the success of the organization, Iut-
berry who transferred 10 tho Amcrl-
can forces In March OF this year was
probably the most loved man in the
escadrillc. "A gentleman ndvCnturcr
and good sport Mt all times.
Georges GuycnmcYer, the premier
ace Of France. was also "A member Of
the escadrilc, at the time OF his death
last November ne had to his credit
officially 70 German planes unot-
ficlnlly l23.
Tho LAFAYETTE Escadrillc saw serv-
I've from the northern end OF France
to the end Of the Lorraine hordSr.
and took part in such fights as lyr"s.
Solssafn. NRrdun, st Mihicl. Lippen-
court Hall and many other places
Also making numerous raids over
Germany destroying anything Of mil
itary value. but | can truthfully state
that these men have their first
church, hospltal, or Red Cross en-
campment to destroy, that Is more
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