The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01
LIEUT.. HITCHCOCK
KILLED IN AIR FIGHT
With His Observer He Plunges
to Death as Machine Is
Shot Down.
LIT. DUFF DIES ON FIELD
Bullet That Enters Heart Also
Takes Piece Out of Sweet
hearts Photograph.

Lieut.. Roger wolcott Hitchcock. a
pilot Of the Elghty-eighth Aero Squad
ron, was struck by German bullets and
fell with his observer. Lieut.. Frank
Moore Of Texas. within the Allies
lines. according to letters received~>oy
Mrs. Helen S. Hitchcock CMrs. Ripley
Htchcock) OF 2s East Seventy-thlrd
street. this city. Their bodies were
found by comrades and taken back to
Cherry, a village east of Chateau
Thlerry, on the south bank Of the
Marine, where they were buried. a pro-
peller with an aluminium plate en-
graved with their names and squadron
was placed at the head Of each grave.
Lieut. Hitchcock gave up his life
while on a Photographic mission in the
early part Of September. His machine
and twb others were attacked by II
vastly superior number of Boche
Planes. A very severe fight followed.
II was very much impressed with
the spirit and courage Roger put forth
in the fight. and he died for a glorious
cause and fighting till the last" wrote
an officer who was in one OF the other
planes. His observer. who also went
down with him. was Lieut.. Frank
Moore of Texas. They were a glorious
pair and cannot be commended too
highly for their sacrifice"
Won Distinguishes Service CroSS'
Lieut.. Hitchcock was the son OF the
late Ripley Hitchcock and his first
wife, Martha Wolcott. He was boz II
June 81, 1887, attended Phillips Exetet
Academy and was graduated from
Cornell University in 1910. He was II
member Of the Cornell varsity track
team. He received his ground train
ng for the service at Berkeley and his
Aging training at Rockwell Field
Lieut.. Hitchcock was decorated with
the Distinguished Service Cross for
marvellous work in the air on August
II, when he went to the support OF a
fellow f,!er who was suddenly attacked
by three enemy planes, and his ma
chine was riddled by bullets. Lieut..
Burns, his observer. was mOrtally
wounded and though his ship was
shot up and out OF control Hitchcock
brought It home and safely landed.
Lieut.. Hitchcock married Miss Alta
Williamson OF Los Angeles on De-
cember 90, 1917. His widow who Is
now in Washington, expects to sail
soon for France to engage in \. NJ
c. A. work.
IIeut, Dun Killed I'm Action.
Second Lieut.. Henry Irving Duff
reported killed in action on September
81, was % years old and lived with
his sister, Mrs. Charles Otter, at 32o5
Decatur avenue. The Bronx He was
engl ged TO marry Miss Theresa Nc
Andrews, according to members OF his
family. A letter from the chaplain OF
his regiment Che was assigned TO Com
pany d, S06th Machine Gun Bat
talson) explained that the German bull
let that entered Duff's heart n!pped
piece out of cardboard on which his
sweetheart's photograph was mounted
Lieut.. John +. Manly, wounded II
action. lived at 2421 Putnam avenue
Brooklyn. He was commissioned NJ
Plattsburg. He was secretary TO tnt
late Judge Hornblower of the Cour
OF Appeals and subsequently was sec
rotary to Gordon Auchincloss, son-in'
law to Col. Z. NJ. House. Lieut.. Manly
was a swimmer on the team of th'
New York Athletic Club, w!nninl
numerous prizes. He organized tht
Ciiffs!de Club Of Ciiffslde, L. l.
Corporal Harold w. Gordon Head
quarters Company. 10Th Infantry. wa
killed in action September % in tn
great struggle that broke the linden
burg limo near st. Quentin. He en-
listed in Company l OF the old SeV
enth New York Infantry in 1917 a
Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina
| Although promoted TO corporal whil'
in the field thee was pever a wore
! Of war in any of his letters. Hi
mother. Mrs. \. II. Elder. lives TEN
porarily at the Marlborough Hotel.