branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards birth_date rank article_title name
aviation st. john , new brunswick , canada 11 january 1967 alberton , prince edward island , canada george v of the british empire no. 1 squadron rfc military cross 10 november 1896 captain william wendell rogers
 william wendell rogers
william wendell rogers

captain william wendell rogers -lrb- 10 november 1896 -- 11 january 1967 -rrb- was a world war i flying ace credited with nine aerial victories .
he singlehandedly shot down a gotha g bomber .
rogers was appointed a flying officer on 25 april 1917 .
on 12 july 1917 , he scored the first of a run of six `` out of control '' victories over enemy albatros fighter planes , with the string ending 29 october 1917 .
on 18 november 1917 he was appointed flight commander .
on 12 december 1917 , he shot down a huge gotha g bomber piloted by german blue max winner hauptmann rudolf kleine , killing kleine and his three crew members .
rogers went on to two additional `` out of control '' victories , with his last win coming on 18 december 1917 .
