Iron County register., 1919-07-31

%w 'ousty awarded to Lieut. Frank Luke
Jf- Oh, yess 1t was presented with
RSaHeE ceremonies at the Arizona state captol in
EA0eEElx by Erig. Gen. H. r. HIckok Governor
$an9aeh and other dignitaries. But the main
11tA1ss FS enat the medal was awarded and is now
where is belongs. And the fighting men of 1bs
1estefa country are mixed in their feelngs-di-
vtasS{ 0efsFeen grief that they no longer wish
SHedF pct flyer Happy Landings" and pride that
me SCI well represented them that he was the first
taYailE officer To get the Congressional Medal of
EFGsaS -
MeEeGyer. the mystery of Luke's fate that for
RSs1aIS months Kept all the fighting men of this
%eSaR12 country ON the lookout for news of him
As thsI HfsfVed And these western fighting men
aarc aow doubly proud that their air hero "died
~Fta s1as *"oofs on'-that his grand finale was ft-
aS1Egfy glorious and as heroic as was his whole
s11aafs@rIc career.
Eighteen Hun planes and balloons in seventeen
daES Ss part Of Luke's official record. sand hol
Aae1s- les, balloons. Don't make the mistake
pf GafHkFng lightly of an aviator DESTROYING q
@nazza0a Regulars marines national guards ma
1aSEaa srTny, doughboys artlllersts engineers-au
baaF'e uNeEr heroes But don't overlook the airnan
&AeN aDporuoning honors. And If there is unv
92gar business more dangerous than COMBATING
SeAen1y aIrplanes 1t Is destroying enemy obserya-
a3NE @22iGonS The quality of the job is indicated
aS ess GeT7nan practice of crediting with two VIC
--s,eFafS every pilot who strafed a balloon. And
t@I<S"S eh9s us 'Rny Suafing balloons was The
%nnseH ossaneSS and speciality of Frank Luke
HeTHS a glimpse Of what Lieut. Frank Lukes
= cAGfEssffes think of his work: The other dav
&@c3 MaAaney returned to the Chicago Tribune
' aaaN La had pair of r. NJ. A wings and three
otd eSSzSeas service chevrons and his nilot hoolr
SsaFs So aoers In the air, $50 of which were over
SsRe Hnne% He was with the famed 94th aero
s~E'xa'ifVlRz-Eddle Rjckenbackers own He was
glreasad eCr news" at his exploits
sAFa. didn't do a darn thinr hut oon tou
g@u staEy ABOUT a hero-a real hero the hravast
rrSazs i'm tie war" said Maloney
64aS mime WAS Frank Luke Jr he lived In
RhCenfxr Ariz., before the war and he was nrob-
.alosF the most hrzllianf flyer we had
HE would Dig ever our balloon officers ana
Graa q more telling them he would KNOCK down
q eiAAY at a certain time-and at that time down
y sweHsH ,cGme THE aeE
r. 1u- Lakes last trip up he made the most
sensational fight in history. He had dronnod q
nnSE saying two German balloons would be crash
- 1hfT were, and then his air went bad and
fne kEsa7 w0 H0mp by hand which means handling
vrae ssie.E fine gas and all the guns with one hand
kae $zw TWO Fokkers knock down an American
t1GsIac so ne went up and knocked down the
rnsa@s Gin his way back he saw seven French
MEN trJing TO get a huge German tripIane Luke
ESs fine ship. but shrapne1 stopped his motor
~B0wn he went. Below was Germany and
4 FsefrpszH troops. Tint % year old kid dove the
sRalE over the marching columns Of boche troons
anna 6grHeti his machine gun loose on them know
En@ BE ~enId be prisoner.
~1sat he killed eight men, then set his shin
down on the ground and whipped out his auto
'Enafie- He hit three boches when they came up
no capture him and they bumped him off
~VVls1 he died he had eighteen victories to
ahS szsssin and was keepng Rick humping
This Is the Judgment of q trained newspaper
ras1H- Hsed 60 getting facts, appreclating their
vaEHe and sizing MP men.
Perhaps nobody is better able to tell the truth
.AEcnf luke than the man who commanded his
safTua&x0a in the fighting In which he took 50 bril-
azars Il part, That man, Harold H. Hartney now
y EzsafnRanf colonel and chief Of gunnery in the
nfr ssTrFne. describes his first impression Of him
aa Cant of "a youth keen and aquiiine, bIue-eyed 4
znsz fnir, with strong Jaw and hair brushed back
fsuUE broad. high forehead"
LMke Was 20 years old when he entered the
snrv5c. He txuIned at the University Of