caption serviceyears branch death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit image_size placeofburial_label awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
lieutenant karl john schoen 139th aero squadron 1917 - 1918 air service , united states army 29 october 1918 damvilliers , france indianapolis , indiana , usa united states 23px 139th aero squadron 250 meuse-argonne american cemetery , romagne , france distinguished service cross purple heart 50px & nbsp ; world war i 20 october 1894 plot b , row 38 , grave 9 first lieutenant lieutenant karl john schoen.jpg karl john schoen
 karl john schoen
karl john schoen

first lieutenant karl john schoen was a world war i flying ace credited with seven aerial victories while flying a spad xiii for the usaas during world war i .
as such , he was one of the first american aces flying for his home country .
