Burge, Vernon Lee, Col

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Colonel

Primary Unit
1939-1939, AAF MOS 1060, 6th Bomb Group, Very Heavy

Service Years
1907 - 1942

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Illinois

Year of Birth
1888

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Contact Info

Home Town Fisher, Illinois	Last Address San Antonio, Texas
Date of Passing Sep 06, 1971
Location of Interment Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery (VA) - San Antonio, Texas	Wall/Plot Coordinates Section E, Site 237

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1971, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2015, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

He is known as the first enlisted pilot. In 1912 while he was a corporal and an airplane mechanic he was trained and qualified as a pilot. At first the Army brass objected to it but then relented and he was promoted to sergeant. In 1917 he was commissioned and retired as a colonel in 1942.

Other Comments:

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Burge
http://earlyaviators.com/eburge.htm
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70701894
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=1420
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IBP/is_5_47/ai_101496072/
http://home.ancestry.com

1917-1919, 1st Aero Squadron

From Month/Year - / 1917	To Month/Year - / 1919
Unit 1st Aero Squadron Unit Page
Rank Second Lieutenant	AFSC/MOS Not Specified
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	1st Aero Squadron Details

	Type Fighter
	Parent Unit Army Air Service Units	Strength Squadron
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019

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15 Members Also There at Same Time

1st Aero Squadron

Cooper, Merian Caldwell, Brig Gen, (1915-1945)			[Other Service Rank]
Thompson, Stephen W., 1st Lt, (1917-1918)			[Other Service Rank]
Whitney, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Col, (1916-1945)			[Other Service Rank]
Willis, Robert Henry, Lt Col, (1908-1917)			Lieutenant Colonel
Dodd, Townsend Foster, Col, (1909-1919)	A33	AAF MOS 770	Major
Kirtland, Roy Carrington, Col, (1898-1941)			Captain
Winder, Charles B., Lt Col			Captain
Brooks, John Bernard, Maj Gen, (1912-1946)			First Lieutenant
Davidson, Howard Calhoun, Maj Gen, (1913-1946)	01	00X	First Lieutenant
Muller, Hollis Leroy, Col			First Lieutenant
Richards, John Francisco, 1st Lt, (1917-1918)			First Lieutenant
Curry, John Francis, Maj Gen, (1904-1945)			Second Lieutenant
Eaker, Ira Clarence, Gen, (1917-1947)			Second Lieutenant
Hanscom, Austin Fremont, 2nd Lt, (1917-1918)			Second Lieutenant
Morrow, Joseph Caldwell, Col, (1909-1922)			Second Lieutenant