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
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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RLES GRAY LITTLE Lieutenant, U.S. Naval Reserve Flying Corps Son of Henry B. and Fanny (Gray) Little; was born in Newbury-port, Mass., July 9, 1895. He was educated at the Noble andGreenough School, and at Harvard College. He enlisted for Aviation Service in the Navy on May 9, 1917, atthe Boston Navy Yard, and was assigned to the Naval Air Stationat Akron, Ohio. He was commissioned Ensign, Oct. 31, 1917,sailed overseas on Nov. 12, and served at Rochefort and at Paim-bceuf. On March 23, 1918, he was commissioned Lieut, (j.g.), andlater appointed Senior Flight Commander. On April 21, 1918,he was awarded Brevet de Pilote de Dirigible. He was sent toGuipavas in Sept., 1918. Lieut. Little was Chief Pilot in chargeof the dirigibles which went out to meet President Wilson when hearrived in France. On Oct. 1, 1918, he was commissioned Lieut. He returned to the U.S. and was stationed at Cape May, N.J. Brother in Service: Leon M. Little, Lieut., U.S.N.R.F. Right — Charles Gray Little. ( 426 )
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GEORGE M. ABBOTT Second Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps, R.F.C., SeventhSquadron Northern Bombing Group, Day Wing Son of George Chase and Emma (Afford) Abbott, of Waban, Mass.;was born in Melrose, Mass., March 8, 1897. He was educated atthe Roxbury Latin School, Oak Grove Seminary, and CornellUniversity. At college he was a member of the Cornell cross-country team. He trained with the Cornell Cadet Corps. He enlisted at Newport, R.I., on April 4, 1917; and was trans-ferred to Naval Aviation, for U.S.N.R.F., on Sept. 18, 1917. Hetrained 10 weeks at M.I.T. Ground School, two months at Pensa-cola, Fla., and one month at Marine Field, Miami, Fla. He wascommissioned 2d Lieut., dating from June 5, 1918. On July 4, 1918, Lieut. Abbott was transferred to U.S. MarineCorps, R.F.C., and was ordered overseas. He landed in FranceAug. 1, 1918, going directly to Calais, then to the site of the air-drome, at Dye, Pas de Calais, France. He was stationed there withthe 7th Squadron, Northern Bombing Group

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