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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overseasorders Nov. 11, 1918, which were at once recalled. He was hon-orably discharged at Taliaferro Field, Jan. 9, 1919. CHARLES H. ROHRBACH Second Lieutenant, A.S., U.S.A. Son of Charles L. and Magdalena (Schmid) Rohrbach; was bornat Bridgeport, Conn., July 15, 1890. He attended the BridgeportHigh School, and entered Yale College with the class of 1912. Heleft Yale in 1910. He enlisted, Nov. 17, 1917, at Cambridge, Mass.,and was assigned to the Ground Schools at the M.I.T. and atCornell University. He was then ordered to Ellington Field,Houston, Tex., where he was commissioned 2d Lieut., May 9,1918. He was subsequently sent to Payne Field, West Point, Miss.;and to Mitchel Field, Hempstead, NY., where he was attachedto the 51st Pursuit Squadron, 1st Prov. Wing. Lieut. Rohrbachwas honorably discharged at Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, NY.,Jan. 16, 1919. Married, Aug. 13, 1910, Nina Gilbert. Grandfather in Service — Charles H. Rohrbach, Corp., Conn. Volunteer Regiment,Civil War. ( 410 )
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PHILIP BROOKS CRAIGHEAD Second Lieutenant, A.S.A., U.S.A. Son of John and Susie (Brooks) Craighead, of Maiden, Mass.; wasborn, Jan. 5, 1895. He graduated from the M.I.T., B.S. 1918. In Dec., 1917, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Service, but was al-lowed to finish his course at Tech., not being called to the colorsuntil March 2, 1918. He attended the Ground School, Cornell Uni-versity, graduating with honors, first in a class of 90 men. On May 2he was ordered to Hazelhurst Field, No. 1, Mineola, N.Y., wherehe graduated as a Solo Pursuit Flyer, and on July 6, 1918, was or-dered to Souther Field, Americus, Ga., for acrobatics. He made arecord for the field in consecutive loops; also in cross-country flying.In Aug. he was commissioned 2d Lieut., and was also made a mem-ber of the Aero Club of America. On Sept. 3 he was ordered to Wil-bur Wright Field, Fairfield, Ohio, and on Oct. 4 to Payne Field,West Point, Miss., where he received overseas orders on Nov. 10,which were cancelled after the A

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