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The Lafayette Flying Corps The vision of aviators, the knights of the air, attracted many to the French and British air services. Then as the reputation and the glamour of the Lafayette Escadrille grew, many of these aspiring airmen wanted to join the famous squadron. However, by early 1916, the Escadrille, officially N.124, had its full complement of pilots, all American volunteers. As a result, the French Air Service assigned the later volunteers to other squadrons. However, wishing to recognize their volunteer status and their being American, these airmen were designated as members of the Lafayette Flying Corps. The Flying Corps was not a single unified squadron, but rather American volunteers serving throughout the Service Aeronautique. The Lafayette Escadrille was the only unit in French service made up solely of American pilots. 269 Americans comprised the Flying Corps. Other Americans earned their wings with the French and were then transferred directly into the American Air Service. By the end of the War, American pilots in French Service could claim 199 confirmed victories. The prestige of the Lafayette Escadrille and the Flying Corps attracted many imposters in the postwar days. A survey of newspaper clippings made by the Escadrille veterans in 1933 showed that more than four thousand American veterans claimed to have served with these two famous units. |
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Abbott, Wainwright, Sgt. Adams, John R., Cpl. Ash, Alan N., Sgt. Bach, James J., Cpl. Baer, Paul F., Cpl. Barclay, Leif N., Sgt. Batchelor, Henry A. III, Cpl. Baugham, James H., Sgt. Baylies, Frank L., Sgt. Bayne, James A., Cpl. Benney, Philip P., Cpl. Benoit, Leo E., Sgt. Biddle, Charles J., Sgt. Biddle, Julian C., Cpl. Blake, Charles R., Cpl. Blumenthal, Arthur, Sgt. Boggs, Ellison C., Sgt. Booth, Vernon Jr., Sgt. Bouligny, Edgar J., Sgt. Brady, Lester S., Cpl. Brown, Jasper C., Cpl. Buckley, Everett T., Sgt. Buffum, Thomas B., Cpl. Bullard, Eugene J., Cpl. Bullen, William G., Sgt. Bush, Philip N., Sgt. Byers, Louis L., Cpl. Campbell, H. Gordon, Sgt. Cassady, Thomas G., Sgt. Chadwick, Oliver M., Cpl. Chamberlain, Cyrus F., Sgt. Minneapolis, MN Charton, Louis, Sgt. Chatkoff, Herman L., Sgt. Clapp, Roger H., Cpl. Caleb, James C. Jr., Sgt. Collins, Phelps, Sgt. Connelly, James A. Jr., Adj. Philadelphia, PA Cook, Alan A., Adj. Corsi, Edward J., Sgt. Cotton, John R., Cpl. Crehore, Austen B., Sgt. Dock, George Jr., Sgt. Donzé, Robert L., Sgt. Dowd, Meredith L., Cpl. Drew, Sidney R. Jr., Cpl. Duffy, Nathaniel, Sgt. Edgar, Stuart E., Cpl. Eldredge, Donald H., Sgt. |
Ely, Dinsmore, Sgt. Eoff, Robert G., Cpl. Fairchild, Edwin B., Adj. Ferguson, Fearchar I., Sgt. Forster, Henry, Sgt. Glover, Clarence M., Sgt. Grey, Charles G., Sgt. Gundelach, André, Sgt. Guy, David, W., Sgt. Hitchcock, Thomas Jr., S/Lt. Hobbs, Warren T., Cpl. Hoeber, Robert B., Sgt. Horton, Dabney D., Sgt. Huffner, Jean, S/Lt. Hughes, Earl W., Sgt. Jacob, Sereno T., Sgt. Johnson, Harry F., Cpl. Johnston, Archibald, Sgt. Jones, Charles M., Sgt. Judd, David E., Sgt. Kerwood, Charles W., Sgt. Kinsolving, Charles M., Sgt. Kruijff, Theadore de, Cpl. Kyle, George M., Cpl. Larner, G. de Freest, Cpl. Lee, Schuyler, Cpl. Lehr, Manderson, Sgt. Lewis, David W., Cpl. Littauer, Kenneth P., Sgt. Loomis, William F., Cpl. Loughran, Edward J., Sgt. McAllister, Thomas F., Sgt. McCall, George A., Sgt. McKee, Herschel J., Sgt. McKerness, William J., Sgt. McMillen, James H., Sgt. Molter, Bennett A., Cpl. Moore, Robert L., Sgt. Moseley, George C., Cpl. Nichols, Alan H., Sgt. Nordhoff, Charles B., Cpl. Ovington, Carter L., Sgt. Paden, David S., Sgt. Parker, Austin G., Sgt. Pelton, Alfred D., Sgt. Pollack, Granville A., Sgt. Ponder, William T., Cpl. Putnam, David E., Sgt. |
Rand, Rufus R. Jr., Adj. Randall, John F., Sgt. Reno, Leonard M., Sgt. Rheno, Walter D., Sgt. Rocle, Marius R., Cpl. Rotharmel, Kenneth A., Cpl. Rounds, Leland L., Sgt. Saxon, Harold Y., Sgt. Shaffer, Walter J., Sgt. Shoniger, Clarence B., Cpl. Sinclaire, Reginald, Adj. Sitterly, Glenn, Adj. Spencer, Dumaresq, Cpl. Stanley, Alfred H., Adj. Stearns, Russell F., Cpl. Stehlin, Joseph C., Sgt. Stickney, Henry E., Sgt. Stone, Donald E., Cpl. Sullivan, Upton, Sgt. Taber, Leslie R., Cpl. Tailer, William H., Sgt. Taylor, Elmer B., Sgt. Thompson, Clifton B., Cpl. Trinkard, Charles, Cpl. Tucker, Dudley G., Sgt. Turnure, George E. Jr., Sgt. Tyson, Stephen M., Sgt. Van Fleet, William C. Jr., Sgt. Veil, Charles H., Sgt. Walcott, Benjamin S., Cpl. Wass, William E., Sgt. Wellman, William A., Sgt. Wells, Frank W., Sgt. Whitmore, Herman, Cpl. Whitmore, John J., Sgt. Wilcox, Charles H., Sgt. Wild, Marcellus E., Sgt. Willard, George G., Cpl. Wilson, Joseph V., Cpl. Winslow, Alan F., Sgt. Winslow, Carroll D., Sgt. Winter, Wallace C., Cpl. Woodward, Houston, Cpl. Worthington, Warwick D., Sgt. Wright, Harold E., Sgt. York, Walter R., S/Lt. Zinn, Frederick W., Sgt. |
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