Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-24

! IlllllellS ''iI lllN tiNF
saw IN. form oi man leap from the
i machine.
il f.uIn"ry'S body fell in II little flower
i garden willie his airplanc. still burn
i ing. dropped 10 the ground 100 yards
i laway. by the time the first Am'ricans
4 had reached tn. spot the body of the
u famous hycr had been taken by the
4 French to the little city hall where il
later was covered with the French tn
colors and great piles OF roses and wild
flowers.
| Daring and Cool.
| Luibcry had bee ONE known through
! out IN" American army and in the
| French air service as ''Luff." and was
on" OF IN" most popular firrs on the
| front. He was daring aviator. but
noted for his coolncss as we'll as his
dash.
Lufiery had just returned from WIS.,
] iting mis- god mother at Brest His sis
ter lives there also. He came back
from Brcst before his leave had ex-
pircd because hc thought his help was
| needed. and had mad" three flights in
his Nicuport pursuit machine h"for"
his fatal flight. lie had been engaged
| in writing record of his life since he
became an aviator for some little time
previous To his death.
LmIhrry never missed an opportunity
to knock down an enemy machine. fire.
uucnlly taking desperate chances to
add To his victories. II was only yes
icrday tha; he remarked iokingly:
You fellows cannot get all the easy
pickings. heard how you were knock
inG them down and decided to hurry
back and get some myself. Let 'em
all come The more the mcrricr."
rho air service has lost more than a
crack aviator in LlIibcry. II has lost Il
first class instructor of young airmcn
just coming 10 the front who looked to
him for pointers on the little tricks of
he trade which in the pinch may
mean lite or death for the aviator.
Maj Rroul I.uiLcry has been attach
cd to the American aviation corps less
than four months hut before that he
had made Il brilliant record as a men,
bcr OF the Lafayette cscadrille
with the French army and was
generally accounted the leader OF the
American aces. Only recently he
brought down his 18th enemy machine
which so far as is known. was the
number standing to his credit when he
WAS killed. and which is by far tn"
largest credited TO any American
aviator. either with the American or
In" French army.
I.ufbcry's father was native born
American but his mother was a French
woman and Lufbcry himself was born
in France 81 years ago. For thr
greater part OF his life. nc was a trav-
clcr. taking up occupations in various
parts of the world where his fancy
led him. He served nj one time for
Is months with the American army
in the Philippines apd was success
fully occupied at times in Algeria.
Egypt. Turkey and in various parts OF
Europe.
LutIcry Joined the EreDch axiation
service in 1916 and soon began to de-
vclop marked skill rs an airman with
the famous Lafayette cscadrillc. B!
November of that year ne had shot
down six machines and had been cited
for bravery. and early last year h,
won the cross OF the Legion OF Honor.
Later ne was presented with the gold
medal OF the Aero Club of France. the
British military medal. the war medal
of the Aero club of America, and sew
cral times had hccn cited in French
army orders. once as "an incompara-
hlr pilot" He had several narrow cs-
camS from death.
When the American air service be-
gan to assume active shape in France
lufhcry WAS commissioned 4 major In
the American army and late in Japu-
AIRY OF the present year was inductcd
in the United States service with that
rank.