. New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . nd graduated fromHarvard College in 1910. He enlisted at Plattsburg, May 12, 1917, and attended theOfficers Training Camp until he transferred to the Air Service,, Aug. 14, 1917. He graduated from the School of MilitaryAeronautics, , Dec. 15, 1917, and trained at Ellington Field,Houston, Tex. He was commissioned 2d Lieut, at Ellington Field,April 22, 1918, graduating from the Bombing Course on June he graduated from the Aerial Gunnery School, Talia-ferro Field, Hicks, Tex., Aug. 24, 1918. He sailed
. New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . nd graduated fromHarvard College in 1910. He enlisted at Plattsburg, May 12, 1917, and attended theOfficers Training Camp until he transferred to the Air Service,, Aug. 14, 1917. He graduated from the School of MilitaryAeronautics, , Dec. 15, 1917, and trained at Ellington Field,Houston, Tex. He was commissioned 2d Lieut, at Ellington Field,April 22, 1918, graduating from the Bombing Course on June he graduated from the Aerial Gunnery School, Talia-ferro Field, Hicks, Tex., Aug. 24, 1918. He sailed overseas, arriving at Liverpool, Oct. 17, 1918; and atHavre, Oct. 19. After five days at , he was ordered toClermont-Ferrand, 7th , graduating there Dec. 6, 1918. Hewas then sent to Colombey-les-Belles, and assigned to the 20thAero Squadron, on Dec. 9. On Dec. 24, 1918, he was ordered to the2d at Tours. He returned to America and was honorablydischarged at Garden City, , Feb. 11, 1919. Married, Aug. 25, 1917, Elizabeth M. Conway. [ 416 ]. RAYMOND W. T. RICKER Second Lieutenant, , Son of Leslie W. and Wendella (Tash) Ricker; was born at NewDurham, , Sept. 21, 1895. He attended the Rochester HighSchool, Rochester, ; the Farmington High School, Farming-ton, ; and graduated from the Worcester Polytechnic In-stitute in 1916. At college he made records in the 220- and the440-yard dash. He enlisted at Essington, Pa., July 19, 1917, and sailed overseas,where he received his entire training for the Air Service. He at-tended flying schools at Foggia, Italy; at Tours, France; and atGalluate, Italy. Subsequently, he was attached to the AirSquadron 1111; and to the Italian Bombing Squadron 6, as Mil-itary Pilot in the Royal Italian Air Service, flying a Capronibombing-biplane of 600 He was commissioned 2d Lieut.,May 18, 1918. He was awarded the Italian War Service Ribbonby the Italian Director of Military Aeronautics, Nov. 18, 19
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