English: First Lieutenant Edwin Thayer MacBride (1893-1965), A.S.A., U.S.A. Son of Edwin Plympton and Carrie (Thayer) MacBride, of South Weymouth, Mass.; was born at South Weymouth, June 11, 1893. He was educated at Chauncy Hall School, and at the M.I.T. He enlisted in the Harvard R.O.T.C., May, 1917. He was trained at the Cornell Ground School for two months prior to going overseas. He was assigned to the 3d Air Instructional Center (3d A.I.C.), American Expeditionary Forces, at Issoudun, France, where he remained for a year and three months. He was commissioned 1st Lieut., May 16, 1918, and served as Staff Officer and Flying Officer at Issoudun, France.

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
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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ssoudun, France. (Portrait on oppositepage.) Son of Adolph Alexander and Louise Marie (Pinkert) Kuehl; wasborn at Medford, Mass., June 29, 1894. He graduated from theMedford High School and from the electrical engineering courseat Northeastern College. He enlisted in the Air Service at Boston,Mass., Nov. 8, 1917, and received his ground school training atM.I.T. and at Princeton University. He was then transferred toCamp Dick, Dallas, Tex., to Concentration Camp, and thence tothe flying field at Taliaferro Field, Hicks, Tex. He was com-missioned 2d Lieut, at Barron Field, Everman, Tex., on June 22,1918, and began instructing there. After reassignment to CampDick, he was ordered to Payne Field, West Point, Miss., andfinally to Love Field, Dallas, Tex., where he was honorably dis-charged, Dec. 13, 1918. Brothers in Service — Herman A. Kuehl; served at the Mexican Border. Otto E. Kuehl, Supply Co. 334, Q.M.C., Army of Occupation. ADOLPH A. KUEHL Second Lieutenant, A.S.A., U.S.A. ( 240 )
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LEON P. TUCK First Lieutenant, A.S., U.S.A. Son of Whitfield L. and Susan E. Tuck; was born at Winchester,Mass., May 25, 1891. He was educated in the Winchester publicschools, and at Dartmouth College, B.S. 1915. He played footballand hockey at school and college. He enlisted at Boston, on May 2, 1917, attended the FirstR.O.T.C. at Sacketts Harbor, and the Cornell Ground School.Receiving overseas orders, he sailed for France in Oct., 1917, andhad flying training at the 3d A.I.C. and at A.A.A.P. No. 1, inFrance. In May, 1918, he was commissioned 1st Lieut., and up toNov. 10 was on duty taking planes from England to the front.After the signing of the Armistice he was ordered back to Amer-ica and was honorably discharged at Camp Devens, Mass., onMay 28, 1919. (Portrait on opposite page.) ROBERT WHITNEY First Lieutenant, A.S., U.S.A. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Whitney, of Lexington, Mass.; wasborn Dec. 8, 1895. He enlisted in the American Ambulance FieldService and sailed for France June 9

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