Almon attended both NCSU and Worcester Polytechnic. He enlisted in 1918 and was sent to NJ and then TX for training as a pilot. He was killed in an airplane crash, attributed to structural failure, along with his instructor at Call Field.
Almon is one of the thirty four men honored by the NCSU Memorial BellTower.
Further Details
From WPI Aftermath 1920:
Almon K. Lincoln, second son of Edwin Hale and Hattie Kemp Lincoln, was born in Worcester, Mass., September 30th, 1895, while his mother was visiting in that city. His parents were residents of Dalton, Mass., at that time, but a few months after, removed to Pittsfield, which city has always been his home.
He was educated in the Grade and High Schools of that city, graduating from the latter in June, 1914. He was employed until September, 1915, when he entered the Freshman class of the North Carolina State College at West Raleigh, N.C. He left without finishing his Freshman year, and in September, 1916, entered the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Class of 1920. He was elected President of the class at the first meeting, Sophomore year, which honor he held at the time of his death.
He enlisted February 21st, 1918, in the Signal Corps of the United States Army, Division of Military Aeronautics, but was allowed to finish his Sophomore year and was not called into service until May 28th, when he reported at Princeton University for study and instruction in the ground work. He graduated in the class of September 7th, 1918, and was ordered to report at Camp Dick, Dallas, Texas, whence he was ordered to Call Field, Wichita Falls, for instruction in flying. On December 3rd, he was flying with his instructor, Lieut. Holburn at an elevation of a few hundred feet, when the machine was seen to be in trouble. It went into a nose dive and fell to the ground, killing Lieut. Holburn and Cadet Lincoln instantly. It was afterward found that there was an accident to the machine, causing the fall. Had it happened at a greater height, it is probable they could have gained control of the machine before striking the earth.
The bodies of the two aeronauts were sent home the day following, being escorted to the train by the entire force of Call Field, and the train was accompanied an hour longer by a fleet of aeroplanes. Cadet Lincoln's body, with its guard, reached his home two days later, and now rests in the cemetery of that city. On the stone which marks his resting place is inscribed "Almon K. Lincoln, 1895- 1918. Dulce et decorum est patria mon."
Almon is one of the thirty four men honored by the NCSU Memorial BellTower.
Further Details
From WPI Aftermath 1920:
Almon K. Lincoln, second son of Edwin Hale and Hattie Kemp Lincoln, was born in Worcester, Mass., September 30th, 1895, while his mother was visiting in that city. His parents were residents of Dalton, Mass., at that time, but a few months after, removed to Pittsfield, which city has always been his home.
He was educated in the Grade and High Schools of that city, graduating from the latter in June, 1914. He was employed until September, 1915, when he entered the Freshman class of the North Carolina State College at West Raleigh, N.C. He left without finishing his Freshman year, and in September, 1916, entered the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Class of 1920. He was elected President of the class at the first meeting, Sophomore year, which honor he held at the time of his death.
He enlisted February 21st, 1918, in the Signal Corps of the United States Army, Division of Military Aeronautics, but was allowed to finish his Sophomore year and was not called into service until May 28th, when he reported at Princeton University for study and instruction in the ground work. He graduated in the class of September 7th, 1918, and was ordered to report at Camp Dick, Dallas, Texas, whence he was ordered to Call Field, Wichita Falls, for instruction in flying. On December 3rd, he was flying with his instructor, Lieut. Holburn at an elevation of a few hundred feet, when the machine was seen to be in trouble. It went into a nose dive and fell to the ground, killing Lieut. Holburn and Cadet Lincoln instantly. It was afterward found that there was an accident to the machine, causing the fall. Had it happened at a greater height, it is probable they could have gained control of the machine before striking the earth.
The bodies of the two aeronauts were sent home the day following, being escorted to the train by the entire force of Call Field, and the train was accompanied an hour longer by a fleet of aeroplanes. Cadet Lincoln's body, with its guard, reached his home two days later, and now rests in the cemetery of that city. On the stone which marks his resting place is inscribed "Almon K. Lincoln, 1895- 1918. Dulce et decorum est patria mon."
Almon attended both NCSU and Worcester Polytechnic. He enlisted in 1918 and was sent to NJ and then TX for training as a pilot. He was killed in an airplane crash, attributed to structural failure, along with his instructor at Call Field.
Almon is one of the thirty four men honored by the NCSU Memorial BellTower.
Further Details
From WPI Aftermath 1920:
Almon K. Lincoln, second son of Edwin Hale and Hattie Kemp Lincoln, was born in Worcester, Mass., September 30th, 1895, while his mother was visiting in that city. His parents were residents of Dalton, Mass., at that time, but a few months after, removed to Pittsfield, which city has always been his home.
He was educated in the Grade and High Schools of that city, graduating from the latter in June, 1914. He was employed until September, 1915, when he entered the Freshman class of the North Carolina State College at West Raleigh, N.C. He left without finishing his Freshman year, and in September, 1916, entered the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Class of 1920. He was elected President of the class at the first meeting, Sophomore year, which honor he held at the time of his death.
He enlisted February 21st, 1918, in the Signal Corps of the United States Army, Division of Military Aeronautics, but was allowed to finish his Sophomore year and was not called into service until May 28th, when he reported at Princeton University for study and instruction in the ground work. He graduated in the class of September 7th, 1918, and was ordered to report at Camp Dick, Dallas, Texas, whence he was ordered to Call Field, Wichita Falls, for instruction in flying. On December 3rd, he was flying with his instructor, Lieut. Holburn at an elevation of a few hundred feet, when the machine was seen to be in trouble. It went into a nose dive and fell to the ground, killing Lieut. Holburn and Cadet Lincoln instantly. It was afterward found that there was an accident to the machine, causing the fall. Had it happened at a greater height, it is probable they could have gained control of the machine before striking the earth.
The bodies of the two aeronauts were sent home the day following, being escorted to the train by the entire force of Call Field, and the train was accompanied an hour longer by a fleet of aeroplanes. Cadet Lincoln's body, with its guard, reached his home two days later, and now rests in the cemetery of that city. On the stone which marks his resting place is inscribed "Almon K. Lincoln, 1895- 1918. Dulce et decorum est patria mon."
Almon is one of the thirty four men honored by the NCSU Memorial BellTower.
Further Details
From WPI Aftermath 1920:
Almon K. Lincoln, second son of Edwin Hale and Hattie Kemp Lincoln, was born in Worcester, Mass., September 30th, 1895, while his mother was visiting in that city. His parents were residents of Dalton, Mass., at that time, but a few months after, removed to Pittsfield, which city has always been his home.
He was educated in the Grade and High Schools of that city, graduating from the latter in June, 1914. He was employed until September, 1915, when he entered the Freshman class of the North Carolina State College at West Raleigh, N.C. He left without finishing his Freshman year, and in September, 1916, entered the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Class of 1920. He was elected President of the class at the first meeting, Sophomore year, which honor he held at the time of his death.
He enlisted February 21st, 1918, in the Signal Corps of the United States Army, Division of Military Aeronautics, but was allowed to finish his Sophomore year and was not called into service until May 28th, when he reported at Princeton University for study and instruction in the ground work. He graduated in the class of September 7th, 1918, and was ordered to report at Camp Dick, Dallas, Texas, whence he was ordered to Call Field, Wichita Falls, for instruction in flying. On December 3rd, he was flying with his instructor, Lieut. Holburn at an elevation of a few hundred feet, when the machine was seen to be in trouble. It went into a nose dive and fell to the ground, killing Lieut. Holburn and Cadet Lincoln instantly. It was afterward found that there was an accident to the machine, causing the fall. Had it happened at a greater height, it is probable they could have gained control of the machine before striking the earth.
The bodies of the two aeronauts were sent home the day following, being escorted to the train by the entire force of Call Field, and the train was accompanied an hour longer by a fleet of aeroplanes. Cadet Lincoln's body, with its guard, reached his home two days later, and now rests in the cemetery of that city. On the stone which marks his resting place is inscribed "Almon K. Lincoln, 1895- 1918. Dulce et decorum est patria mon."
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On the stone which marks his resting place is inscribed "Almon K. Lincoln, 1895- 1918. Dulce et decorum est patria mon."
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