Identifier: NewEnglandaviatVol2Tick (find matches)
Title: New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Ticknor, Caroline, 1866-1937, ed
Subjects: Biography Aeronautics World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin Company
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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tinuing the course.Upon his recovery in July, 1917, he applied for admission to theNaval Reserve Flying Corps, and after twice being rejected, re-gained normal physical condition and was accepted at Washing-ton, D.C., Oct. 28, 1917. He was called into Service in Feb., 1918,and was sent to M.I.T. for a ten weeks Ground-School course,then assigned to Pensacola, Fla., for flight training. There hequalified as pilot, was commissioned Ensign on Aug. 13, 1918, andmade Instructor. In Sept., 1918, he was transferred to the Experi-mental Station at Anacostia, D.C., where he served as ExperimentalPilot, and was commissioned Lieut, (j.g.) on Jan. 1, 1919. He washonorably discharged at Anacostia in April, 1919. ROBERT J. MUNKITTRICK Ensign, U.S.N.R.F. He enlisted in the U.S.N.R.F. and was stationed at the U.S. NavalAviation Operations Base, at Norfolk, Va. He was commissionedEnsign and was in Service for eighteen months. He had to hiscredit one hundred hours of active service, air patrol. ( 434 )
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CLARENDON WAITE SMITH Ensign, U.S.N.R.F. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Arthur Smith; was born at Worcester,Mass., May 16, 1893. He was educated in the public schools ofWorcester and at the University of Michigan. He enlisted in theNavaJ Aviation Service April 10, 1918, and attended the M.I.T.Naval Aviation Ground School; he had preliminary flying trainingat Miami, Fla., and advanced flying at Pensacola. On Nov. 15,1918, he was commissioned Ensign, and designated Naval Aviator,U.S.N.R.F.; he was ordered to Miami as an Instructor, and at-tached to the 17th Squadron. On Dec. 17, 1918, he was assignedto inactive duty. Married, April 10, 1917, Margaret Deming. Brothers in Service — Paul S. Smith, 2d Lieut., A.S., U.S.A. George Arthur Smith, Jr., Private, U.S. Coast Artillery. David H. Smith, Private, S.A.T.C. RALPH A. LEHAN Ensign, U.S.N.R.F. Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Lehan, of Taunton, Mass.; was born in1894. He enlisted in the U.S.N.R.F., June 12, 1917. On Dec. 23,1917, he was commissione

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