The Washington times., 1918-08-26
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The story OF Lieut.. Donald Hudson.
the frst American airman from
Washington to be crowned with the
rank of "aee," conferred only on
those who bring five or more German
planes. was told today by the daring
lighters father, Paul Hudson. news
paper man, Of 1714 KiIbourne street
northwest.
Lieutenant Hudson made his home
in Washington for three years. living
with his parents and sister, Miss
Marie Helen Hudson. At the Shore
ham Hotel
course uncompleted, to Join the colors
carly in 1917. entering the officers
training camp at Fort Myer. Va. in
May. Hudson then was transferred
to the aviation corps of the United
States army and was one of sixteen
men to be selected for training with
the royal flying corps at Fort Worth.
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Sails for France.
Hudson sailed for France in Feb
ruary, 1918, taking passage on the
same transport as Quentin Roosevelt
He sailed as a first lieutenant In the
irst American pursuit squadron to be
placed in action on the western battle
front Quentin Roosevelt fought and
met his death in the same squadron
in which Lieutenant Hudson Is fight
ing today.
He has been at the front as an
American flyer for four months. Since
the beginning OF the allied drive he
has been on daily scout duty. flying
over the marines in their famous ad-
vance in the Chateau-Thierry sector.
He always has been an athletic
boy" said his father. when war
was declared he said, 4 want to get
into the thick Of this fight, and I am
going to get in by the quickest
route
a few months after he made that
statement to his father, he kissed his
mother good-by at the Shoreham, and
enlisted.
Young Hudson was born in Topeka
Kan. He has two sisters, Mrs. Leigh
ton Miles, of Missouri City, Kan, and
Miss Helen Marie Hudson He Is now
twenty-five years old. When he was
one year old he moved to Mexico City
with his family. His father, son OF
Gen. ]. K. Hudson. owner OF the
Topeka Capitol, left his home town to
take charge OF the Mexican Herald in
1906.
The aviator received his early ed
ucation in Mexico City. He attended
the American school,, OF which his
father was the first president He
went to school with 200 or more little
Mexicans and some American boys
like himself
Lived In MexIeo.
He lived in Mexico for fourteen
years, and during the time OF the
American occupation of Vera Cruz He
has seen more than one revolution,
and was in the city OF Mexico during
the famous bombardment in the
Madero days. He came to the good old
u. S. A, q boy OF fifteen, and entered
the Riverview Military Academy,
Poughkeepsie, N Y.
=. when the war with Germany broke
out he was q student at the Kansas
University. It was within the historic
walls OF the college that his father
met the woman he fen In love with
and married.. she was them Miss An
gusta Price, daughter OF Judge Ma
than Price. of Kansas
Young Hudson was frequent guest
of the Chevy Chase Club, here His
father is a member Of the National
Press Club and the University Club of
this city.
His father descFfbes him a. quite
q sportsman" He has always been
strong for sports of an kinds. He
was a member of the football team
and baseball team both In his college
days.
''He knew how to drive q racer and
vvrleS and I suupose that Il one rea-