New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . m the Plattsburg Training Camp tothe Ground School at on June 18. There he was one of threechosen for a ground course at Oxford University, England, andsailed overseas on Aug. 18, 1917. He remained at Oxford fromSept. 4 to Oct. 22, 1917, and was attached to the Royal FlyingCorps in Sept. He was then transferred to Stamford, Eng., toHarling Road and Marske-by-the-Sea for training as a scout pilot. He was commissioned 1st Lieut, in the Signal Reserve Corps, onMay 13, 1918, and was attached to the 64th Squadron, Royal AirF
New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . m the Plattsburg Training Camp tothe Ground School at on June 18. There he was one of threechosen for a ground course at Oxford University, England, andsailed overseas on Aug. 18, 1917. He remained at Oxford fromSept. 4 to Oct. 22, 1917, and was attached to the Royal FlyingCorps in Sept. He was then transferred to Stamford, Eng., toHarling Road and Marske-by-the-Sea for training as a scout pilot. He was commissioned 1st Lieut, in the Signal Reserve Corps, onMay 13, 1918, and was attached to the 64th Squadron, Royal AirForce, serving in France from July to Sept., 1918. He was with-drawn to the American Air Service in Sept., and assigned to the25th Aero Squadron for patrol duty on the Rhine through Nov. andDec, 1918. Lieut. Batchelder was honorably discharged from the service atGarden City, , on Feb. 4, 1919. Brother in Service — Hollis G. Batchelder, Lieut., Medical Corps., on duty , 76th Division, 301st Field Hospital; Surgeon-in-Chief, Camp Hospital 26. [ 274 ]. * THOMAS CUSHMAN NATHAN First Lieutenant, , to Royal Air ServiceKilled in airplane accident, March 20, 1918 Son of Frank N. and Elizabeth (Kimball) Nathan, of NewtonCentre, Mass.; was born at Dorchester, Mass., Jan. 21, 1897. Hegraduated from Newton High School, class of 1915; attendedDartmouth College one year; then transferred to , class of1920, leaving there to enlist at the end of his freshman year. Heplayed four years on the Newton High School football team; wascaptain of the freshman football team at For three years hewas on the school track team, winning many cups and medals. On March 17,1917, he enlisted, at the age of 20, in the Avi-ation Service. He trained at Miami, Fla., and at the Ground School,Berkeley, Cal. In Aug. he was made Commander of his Squadron,and a few weeks later was put in charge of the eight highest honormen, picked to finish their training in England.
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