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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dy smile, and was absolutely indifferent to per-sonal danger. He showed the highest devotion to duty, and met his deathwhile carrying out a dangerous mission. D.S.C. For extraordinary heroism in action near St.-Mihie!, France, 29 Oct.1918. Lieut. Aldrich (Observer) with 1st Lieut. E. C. Landon, volunteeredand went on an important mission for the Corps Commander, withoutthe usual protection. Forced to fly at an altitude of 1000 metres becauseof poor visibility. Soon after crossing the lines they encountered an enemyRumpler plane, and forced it to the ground. On returning they attackedanother Rumpler and drove it off. After completing their mission andseeing an enemy observation tower on Lake Lachaussee, they reenteredthe enemy territory and fired upon it. Immediately attacked by sevenenemy planes (Fokker type) a combat followed in which Lieut. Aldrichwas mortally wounded. By command of General Pershing Brother in Service - Herbert J. Aldrich, sergeant Medical Dept Fort Meyer, Va. (50 )
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T. J. DUNCAN FULLER First Lieutenant, A.S., U.S.A., One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Aero Squadron, First Observation Group Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Fuller, of Boston, Mass.; was bornat Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 1893. He was educated at the Wash-ington public schools, and at Harvard College, class of 1915. Herowed on his freshman crew, and on the Varsity four-oared crew,in 1913. He enlisted on April 23,1917, at Mineola, N.Y., and was trainedat Mineola, from April to July, 1917. He was commissioned 1stLieut., R.M.A., July 26, 1917, U.S. Air Service, and was on dutyat Chanute Field, Rantoul, 111., from July 26, to Sept. 4,1917; atFort Sill, Okla., from Sept. 4 to May 9, 1918; and at TaliaferroField, Fort Worth, Tex., from May 9 to July 1, 1918. He sailed overseas on July 15, 1918, and trained at Issoudun,France, from Aug. 15 to Sept. 1, when he was attached to the135th Squadron. On Sept. 12 he was forced to land on Swiss soil,his machine having been damaged by anti-aircraft fire. He refuse

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