. New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . key at school and college. He enlisted at Boston, on May 2, 1917, attended the at Sacketts Harbor, and the Cornell Ground overseas orders, he sailed for France in Oct., 1917, andhad flying training at the 3d and at No. 1, inFrance. In May, 1918, he was commissioned 1st Lieut., and up toNov. 10 was on duty taking planes from England to the the signing of the Armistice he was ordered back to Amer-ica and was honorably discharged at Camp Devens, Mass., onMay 28, 1919. (
. New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . key at school and college. He enlisted at Boston, on May 2, 1917, attended the at Sacketts Harbor, and the Cornell Ground overseas orders, he sailed for France in Oct., 1917, andhad flying training at the 3d and at No. 1, inFrance. In May, 1918, he was commissioned 1st Lieut., and up toNov. 10 was on duty taking planes from England to the the signing of the Armistice he was ordered back to Amer-ica and was honorably discharged at Camp Devens, Mass., onMay 28, 1919. (Portrait on opposite page.) ROBERT WHITNEY First Lieutenant, , Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Whitney, of Lexington, Mass.; wasborn Dec. 8, 1895. He enlisted in the American Ambulance FieldService and sailed for France June 9, 1917. He served until Oct. 1,1917, when he transferred to the Aviation Service, in was commissioned 1st Lieut, in June, 1918, and continued inthe Aviation Service in France until after the signing of theArmistice. [ 242 ]. EVERETT PRESTON WELCH Ensign, Son of Martin L. and Margaret (Arnold) Welch, of Gloucester,Mass.; was born at Salem, Mass., on Feb. 10, 1891. He was edu-cated at the Gloucester High School and at St. Johns PreparatorySchool, Danvers, Mass. At school he was a member of the football,baseball, and basket-ball teams. He enlisted in Aug., 1917, and was trained at Pensacola, Fla.;at Miami, and at He sailed overseas and continued histraining at various stations in France and England. On Aug. 13,1918, he was commissioned Ensign; and was still in Service at Naval Air Station, Chatham, Mass., at last accounts. (Por-trait on opposite page.) Brother in Service — Martin L. Welch, Private, Marine Corps; killed in actionat Belleau Wood, France, June 13, 1918. ISIDOR RICHMOND Ensign, Son of Hyman and Lena (Tanzer) Richmond; was born at Chelsea,Mass., Dec. 2, 1893. He was educated at the Rev
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