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Contact Info
Home Town Bristol, England
Last Address West Point, Mississippi
Date of Passing Aug 19, 1986
Location of Interment Memorial Gardens Cemetery - Columbus, Mississippi
He enlisted in the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force Aug 7, 1914, and served with the Canadian Field Artillery in France before joining the British Royal Flying Corps Feb 28, 1917. After flight training, he was a Bristol F.2b pilot with Number 20 Squadron where he was credited with destroying 19 enemy aircraft in aerial combat between Nov 1917 and Jun 1918, making him the 3rd highest scoring American ace of World War I. He emigrated to the US in 1919 and became a US citizen Sep 21, 1926. He served in the USAAF in WWII.
His British Military Cross citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During the last five months he has destroyed five hostile machines, and has brought down completely out of control six others. During the recent operations he has performed exceptionally good work in bombing and firing upon hostile troops from very low altitudes. He has displayed marked gallantry and resource, and has proved himself a patrol leader of great dash and ability.
WWII - European Theater of Operations/Rhineland Campaign (1944-45)
From Month/Year
September / 1944
To Month/Year
March / 1945
Description Attempting to outflank the Siegfried Line, the Allies tried an airborne attack on Holland on 17 September 1944. But the operation failed, and the enemy was able to strengthen his defensive line from Holland to Switzerland. Little progress was made on the ground, but the aerial attacks on strategic targets continued. Then, having regained the initiative after defeating a German offensive in the Ardennes in December 1944, the Allies drove through to the Rhine, establishing a bridgehead across the river at Remagen.