English: Ensign Francis Hartley, Jr., U.S. Naval Reserve Flying Corps. Son of Frank and Anna C. (Duckworth) Hartley, of Belmont, Mass.; was born in Webster, Mass., July 9,1895. He was educated at Phillips Andover Academy, and at the Yale Scientific School, graduating in 1917. He enlisted with the Naval Reserve Force, at Newport, R.I., and was transferred to Aviation in Aug., 1917. He was trained at M.I.T. Ground School in Jan., 1918, and sent from there to Pensacola, Fla., on April 1. He was commissioned Ensign on June 12, 1918, and was stationed at Rockaway, N.Y. He sailed overseas on July 31, 1918. In France he was stationed at Moutchic Lacanau, and later at L'Aber Vrach, where he was trained as a pilot and in night-bombing, for two months. Later he engaged in night-bombing expeditions. The day before the Armistice was signed, he had a narrow escape from death when the strut of his plane broke in crossing the English Channel, and he and his companion were thrown into the water. Their wireless was put out of commission and messages telling of their position were sent out by carrier pigeons. After battling for seven hours with the waves, they were rescued by a submarine sent out in search of them. It is of interest to note that Ensign Hartley reports the great appreciation of what the Americans have done for France, which has been shown by the inhabitants of L'Aber Vrach. Although they have but the scantiest means, they have erected a monument to the Americans who lost their lives, and have issued a little history of their exploits for the native children to remember.

Identifier: NewEnglandaviatVol1Tick (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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eas on July 31, 1918. In France he was stationed at Moutchic-Lacanau, and later at LAber Vrach, where he was trained as apilot and in night-bombing, for two months. Later he engaged innight-bombing expeditions. The day before the Armistice was signed, he had a narrow escapefrom death when the strut of his plane broke in crossing the EnglishChannel, and he and his companion were thrown into the water.Their wireless was put out of commission and messages telling oftheir position were sent out by carrier pigeons. After battling forseven hours with the waves, they were rescued by a submarinesent out in search of them. It is of interest to note that Ensign Hartley reports the greatappreciation of what the Americans have done for them, which hasbeen shown by the inhabitants of LAber Vrach. Although theyhave but the scantiest means, they have erected a monument tothe Americans who lost their lives, and have issued a little historyof their exploits for the native children to remember. ( 404 )
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MORTON GOODSPEED Lieutenant (j.gr.), U.S. Naval Reserve Flying CorpsEighth Naval District Son of Joseph H. and Mabel (Morton) Goodspeed, of Boston,Mass.; was born in Boston on Feb. 3, 1895. He fitted for collegeat the Fay School, Southboro, Mass., and at St. Georges School,Newport, R.I. At St. Georges School he was captain of the base-ball and basket-ball teams, and received the athletic prize. Heentered Princeton University with the class of 1918, and was half-back on the football team during his freshman year. He left college to enlist in the U.S.N.R.F. at Newport, R.I., onMarch 24, 1917. He served on the Coast Patrol, U.S.S. Celeritas,off Newport, R.I., until Sept., 1917. On Sept. 13 he was trans-ferred to the Aviation Corps, and on Oct. 15 ordered to the GroundSchool, M.I.T., for instruction. On graduating, March 18, 1918, hewas sent to the U.S. Naval Air Station at Pensacola, Fla., wherehe reported for duty March 22, 1918. He was commissioned Ensignon July 3, 1918, and designated

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