. New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . Aero Squadron, Fort Sill, Oklahoma Son of George Pierce and Christina (Hopkinson) Baker; was bornat Cambridge, Mass., June 30, 1894. He was educated in the Cam-bridge public schools, and graduated from Harvard College in school he played on the hockey team and rowed on the crew; atcollege he was on the soccer team. He enlisted on April 23, 1917, at Washington, He wastrained for Aviation at Mineola, , and was commissioned 1stLieut, on July 30, 1917. At different periods he acted as instructorin flying, liaiso
. New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . Aero Squadron, Fort Sill, Oklahoma Son of George Pierce and Christina (Hopkinson) Baker; was bornat Cambridge, Mass., June 30, 1894. He was educated in the Cam-bridge public schools, and graduated from Harvard College in school he played on the hockey team and rowed on the crew; atcollege he was on the soccer team. He enlisted on April 23, 1917, at Washington, He wastrained for Aviation at Mineola, , and was commissioned 1stLieut, on July 30, 1917. At different periods he acted as instructorin flying, liaison with artillery, liaison with infantry, and aerialgunnery, at Mt. Clemens and Fort Sill. He was Commanding Officerof the 3d Aero Squadron, Fort Sill, Okla; went overseas in Aug.,1918, and was officer in charge of Field 1, for Biplace Machines,at the Aerial Gunnery School , Vendee, France,He returned to the and was honorably in Service — Edwin O. Baker, Assistant Paymaster, Myles P. Baker, Harvard [ 228 ]. PHILIP L. CARRET First Lieutenant, , Son of James R. and Hannah T. Carret, of Cambridge, Mass.;was born on Nov. 29, 1896, at Lynn, Mass. He was educated at theCambridge High and Latin School, and at Harvard College, grad-uating in 1917, cum laude. He completed one year at HarvardGraduate School of Business Administration during his senior yearat college. He trained with the Harvard , Feb. 1 to July 7, 1917,and enlisted in the Aviation Service, July 7, 1917. He attended Ground School for eight weeks, to Oct. 6, 1917, and sailedoverseas on Oct. 26. He trained in flying at Tours and Issoudun;and had three weeks at the Gunnery School at Cazaux. On May 13,1918, he was commissioned 1st Lieut. Having completed the fullcourse of training for an Aviator, and having passed all tests forChasse Pilot, he was sent to the front, 5th Air Depot, on Sept. 19,1918, and was engaged in ferrying planes
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