Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-07-01
CARPENTER HAD A
REAL WAR RECORD
BY HENRY l.. FARRELL.


NEW YORK, June 27.-Much has
been said of Georges Carpenters
war record. France considers him
one of the war idols. In America
some say Dempsey's challenge was
Stacker who wrapped the flag around
him for defense. Others claim that
he was virtually drafted and placed
far behind the lines, out Of danger.
His war record. secured from the
Dossier French aviation headquar-
ters, shows that he was real fighter,
spent eighteen months actually at the
front and was decorated with the
Croix de Guerre and Medaille Mill
taire
His service record, which records
his every move for five years, shows
that he reported at the outbreak of
the war in 1914 and was first at
tached to the Second Aeronautic Di-
vision as a chauffeur, in which ca
pacity he served until he received a
license as a pilot May "a. 1915.
He was sent to the front with a
squadron and remained there three
months in active service flying over
the German lines in Farman two
scatter. He was sent back as a spare
pilot to the general reserve headquar-
tiers on August 16, 1915, to await
assignment to another escadrille.
Leg Is Injured.
Twelve days later he injured his
leg in an accident, but recovered and
was sent back to the front September
II, 1915, with the Farman escadrille
No. SIS. He was engaged there in
reconnaissance work in preparation
for the unsuccessful Champagne
drive which began Sept. Is, 1915.
Carpenter won the Croix de
Guerre for his work in this offensive
with the following citation: sep
TENDER Is, he did not hesitate to fly
during misty weather and rain less
than 200 yards above the enemy
lines. He has given proof Of many
circumstances of sangfroid, never re-
turning until his mission was accom-
plished, often with his machine rid
died with bullets and shell splinters."
Carpenter was transferred to Far
man escadrille No. on April 10,
1916, during the attack Of the Crown
Dr{pco IN Uorduu
Receives Medal.
On November s, 1916, he received
the Medaille Militaire for heroic ac-
ton during the French counter at
tack, by which Daumont vaux was
recaptured. The citation follows:
Sergeant Pilot Carpenter as a
clever aviator impresses everyone
with bravery executing really peril
GUS missions. He distinguished him
self during the attack October &c fly
ing over the enemy lines at low
altitude for four hours, despite un-
favorable weather and even in con-
tempt Of danger"
Carpenter was forced by illness In
December, 1916, to quit the front
and he never returned. He went to
the viry Chatillon hospital and was
then transferred to Clignan Court,
just outside OF Paris. He was
granted two months leave January
Is, 1917, and In February obtained
permission to visit the United States
giving exhibitions, but the trip later
was called of.
On May 10, 1917, he was assigned
to the escadrille stationed at Algeria
but was declared unit to continue as
q pilot and was detached from avia-
tion. He then became physical in
structor at the Joinville school OF. the
/, French army, five miles outside Of
Paris. ..e,s - Isl
| He served as boxing instructor
touring all of the French camps and
many of the American camps. Six
months after the armistice he was
transferred back to aviation and then
demobilised.
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