He was the last surviving member of the Lafayette Escadrille, a group of Americans who volunteered to fly as a unit within the French army before the United States entered WWI.
Sent to Peking (Beijing) by the War Department in 1921 to help organize the Chinese Air Force. Then worked in Hawaii to map possible airport sites for the U.S. government.
Then worked in commercial aviation. Also served in WWII and the Korean War.
Graduate of M.I.T.
Military Information: COL, US AIR FORCE
Sent to Peking (Beijing) by the War Department in 1921 to help organize the Chinese Air Force. Then worked in Hawaii to map possible airport sites for the U.S. government.
Then worked in commercial aviation. Also served in WWII and the Korean War.
Graduate of M.I.T.
Military Information: COL, US AIR FORCE
He was the last surviving member of the Lafayette Escadrille, a group of Americans who volunteered to fly as a unit within the French army before the United States entered WWI.
Sent to Peking (Beijing) by the War Department in 1921 to help organize the Chinese Air Force. Then worked in Hawaii to map possible airport sites for the U.S. government.
Then worked in commercial aviation. Also served in WWII and the Korean War.
Graduate of M.I.T.
Military Information: COL, US AIR FORCE
Sent to Peking (Beijing) by the War Department in 1921 to help organize the Chinese Air Force. Then worked in Hawaii to map possible airport sites for the U.S. government.
Then worked in commercial aviation. Also served in WWII and the Korean War.
Graduate of M.I.T.
Military Information: COL, US AIR FORCE
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