Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-07-24
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IL Arizona. not to say Colorado. New
Mexico. Utah. Nevada and Southern
Callfornla-It would he safer 10 in
clude Wyoming. Montana and Idnho
also-ls feeling II certain sort OF grim
satisfaction these days. For Frank
Luke Sr. OF Phoenix has got the Con
gresslonal Medal Of Honor postum
ously awarded to Lieut. Frank Luke.
Jr. oh. yes. II was presented with
ceremonies AT the Arizona state capitol In
is Brig. Gen. II. II. Hlckok. Governor
In and other dignitarles. But the main
that the medal was AWARDED aud Is now
lis belongs. And the fighting men Of This
country ARE mixed In their feellngs-di-
Setween grief that they can no longer wish
Yet flyer Happy Landings" and pride That
yell represented them that he was the nrst
|oficer to get the Congressional Medal Of
oyer. the mystery Of Lukes fate thar FOR
snonths kept all the fighting men OF this
b country on the lookout for news OF LIN
solved And these western fighting men
w doubly proud that their mir hero died
boots on''-thnt his grand finale was At
glorious and as heroic as was his whole
Nc career
teen Hun planes and balloons In seventeen
, part OF Luke's official record. And raj
Yes balloons. Don't make the mistake
pking lightly OF an aviator destroying
Regulars. marines. national guards ma
Xarny doughboys. artllerists. engineers-all
helr heroes. but don't overlook the airnen
Bnpnortionng honors. And II there Is any
business more dangerous than combating
nirpanes II is destroying enemy obs"rva-
hllo0ns. The quality OF the Job Is Indicated
German practice OF crediting with two vic
every pilot who strafed y balloon. And
\ this is why strafing balloons was he
business and speciality OF Frank Luke.
rs glimpse of what Lieut.. Frank Iukc's
des think Of his work The other day J.
2ialoney returned to the Chicago Tribune
lie had pair OF X. NJ. A. wings and three
Pverseas service chevrons. and his pilot book
800 hours In the air. 100 OF which were over
ines He was with the filmed oath aero
Fon-Eddie Rickenbacker's own. lie was
n for news" Of his exploits.
fll, didn't do darn thing, hut | can tell
story about hero--a real hero the bravest
W the war" said Maloney.
name was Frank Luke. Ir.. he lived In
* Arlz.. before the war and he was prob
|he most brilliant flyer we had.
would fly over our balloon officers and
note telling them he would knock down
PIP at certain time-nnd at that time down
come the bag.
Luke's last trip up he made the most
'lohai flight in history He had dropped
paying two German balloons would he crash
hey were. and then his mir went had and
- to pump by hnnd. which means handling
ick' the gas and all the guns with one hand.
w two Fokkers knock down an American
so he went up and knocked down the
~ TN his way back he saw seven French
FRYING to get II huge German triplane. Luke
pc snip, but shrapnei stopped his motor.
PWn he went. Below was Germany aud
an troops. That 20 year old kid dove the
EoVer the marching columns of boche troops
*urned his machine gun loose on them. know
II would be prisoner
" he killed eight men. then set his ship
on the ground and whipped out his auto
lie hit three boches when they came up
pture hlm--and they bumped him of.
men he died he had eighteen victories TO
Feoit and was keeping Rick humping"
II Is the judgment OF trained newspaper
used to getting facts, appreciating their
and sizing up men.
Fhaps nobody is better able TO tell the truth
Luxe than the man who commanded ms
IRON In the fighting in which he took so Drii-
part. That man, Harold E. Hartney no"
''ehant colonel and chief of gunnery In the
kerNce, describes his first impression OF MN
at OF "A youth keen and aquillne. blue-ey'u
Palr' with strong jaw and hair brushed DaeS
broad, high forehead"
kNe was 20 years old when he entered '"e
Zee He was trained at the University Oh