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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mathematics. In athleticshe took two running prizes, for 200 and for 400 yards. He had actedas assistant commissioner of the Everett and Chelsea Boy Scouts.He was in business as an electrical engineer at the time of hisenlistment. He enlisted at Boston, Mass., in the spring of 1917, during Col.Guthries recruiting mission, and left Boston on June 12, 1917, forFrederickton, N.B.; he then trained at Camps Gordon and Rath-bun, at Toronto University, Camp Borden, and Leaside, Can.He was commissioned 2d Lieut., R.A.F., in Nov., 1917, and sailedoverseas. In April, 1918, he was commissioned 1st Lieut., and at-tached to the 85th Squadron, Group 9. It was said by his Majorthat he was a very keen pilot, and that he could go to crashesblindfolded. He had made a special study of map-reading. Lieut. Tart was accidentally killed during a flight with hisbombing squad, in England, on May 31, 1918, and was buried inBebington Cemetery, England. Brother in Service — Harry Tart, Royal Air Force. ( 104 )
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EDWARD MILTON WILCOX First Lieutenant, A.S.A., U.S.A., Ninety-Ninth SquadronBritish R.A.F. Son of George C. and Gertrude (Smith) Wilcox; was born atWinsted, Conn., July 14, 1896. He was educated at the Winstedpublic schools, Gilbert High School, and Sheffield Scientific School,Yale University. He was made a member of Sigma Chi, at Yale.He trained with the Yale S.A.T.C., April-June, 1917. On June 1, 1917, he enlisted at New Haven. In eight weeks hecompleted a course in Military Aeronautics at M.I.T., and wasordered overseas, sailing Aug. 18, 1917. He was a member of the1st American Detachment attached to the Royal Flying Corpsfor training in England as pilot. He trained at Oxford, Stamford(flying a Curtiss machine); Lincoln (advanced flying), where henearly lost his life when his engine failed at the height of 3000 feet,and he fell on a concealed embankment, destroying his de Havilandmachine; he was slightly wounded, and was in a hospital for fiveweeks. During July, 1918, he was traine

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