. New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . very largely due to him that our machines did sowell. And follows an Extract from the report of Vice-Admiral Sims, trans-mitting the above to the Department: Ensign Nugent Fallon, ,has conducted himself in a manner which has reflected great credit uponthe Naval Service, and has proven himself to be a gallant officerunder fire. 2. The Department avails itself of this opportunity to highly commendyou for the splendid work performed during the engagement describedabove. It is work of this character that will tend
. New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . very largely due to him that our machines did sowell. And follows an Extract from the report of Vice-Admiral Sims, trans-mitting the above to the Department: Ensign Nugent Fallon, ,has conducted himself in a manner which has reflected great credit uponthe Naval Service, and has proven himself to be a gallant officerunder fire. 2. The Department avails itself of this opportunity to highly commendyou for the splendid work performed during the engagement describedabove. It is work of this character that will tend toward the successfulprosecution of the war, and the Department cannot express itself toowarmly in terms of praise for such exemplary work. Cooperation betweenour personnel and that of our allies is very greatly to be desired, especiallyduring the present urgent emergency; and acts such as you have per-formed denote very clearly that such cooperation is very much in is hoped that a continuance of this good and effective work will bemaintained. [ 334 ]. SAMUEL ABBOT SMITH Lieutenant (), , Squadron Commander Air Station, Cape May, Son of George A. and Anna (Putnam) Smith; was born at Arling-ton, Mass., Dec. 9, 1895. He graduated from Milton Academy,Milton, and entered Harvard College with the class of 1918. Heleft college at the end of his junior year to enter the Service,having never received lower than honor grade during the threeyears of his attendance; was awarded Harvard College Scholar-ship, 1915-16, and 1918-19, and the John Harvard Scholarship,1916-17; he was awarded Detur in his junior year, and electedmember of Phi Beta Kappa. He played football, and held Harvardchampionship in wrestling (145 lb. class), in 1915. On July 16, 1917, he enrolled in (Aviation) at theCharlestown Navy Yard, and attended the Ground School, Nov. 24, he was sent to the Naval Air Station at HamptonRoads, Va., and on Jan. 10, 1918,
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