New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . the Cornell Ground School, in the class of Oct. 13, 1917, and sailedfor France as a cadet, Oct. 21, 1917. He was employed at first inbuilding the 3d Aviation Instruction Centre at Issoudun. AboutMarch 1 he was assigned to , and April 15 to his firstflying school at Tours. He received his brevet and his commissionas 1st Lieut, on June 7, 1918. In Sept. he was sent to Issoudun, forfurther training, and later transferred to Clermont-Ferrand. Hefinished the course in bombing Oct. 1, 1918 and then joined the96th Aero Squ
New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . the Cornell Ground School, in the class of Oct. 13, 1917, and sailedfor France as a cadet, Oct. 21, 1917. He was employed at first inbuilding the 3d Aviation Instruction Centre at Issoudun. AboutMarch 1 he was assigned to , and April 15 to his firstflying school at Tours. He received his brevet and his commissionas 1st Lieut, on June 7, 1918. In Sept. he was sent to Issoudun, forfurther training, and later transferred to Clermont-Ferrand. Hefinished the course in bombing Oct. 1, 1918 and then joined the96th Aero Squadron, 1st Day Bombardment Group. On Oct. 29, with his observer, Lieut. Folger, he was officiallycredited with being wounded in action by enemy aircraft, and withthe distinction in combat of a Fokker. Though pursued by enemymachines, they succeeded in reaching their own lines just outsideVerdun. Lieut. Stanley returned to the , Feb. 20, 1919. Brothers in Service — Clarence Stanley Ensign, Naval Stanley 1st Lieut., , , [ 154 ]. CHARLES E. TROWBRIDGE First Lieutenant, , , Ninety-Sixth Aero SquadronFirst Day Bombardment Group Son of Edward R. and Alice (Eastman) Trowbridge; was born atProvidence, , June 9, 1895. He was educated at HotchkissSchool, Lakeville, Conn., 1913; and Sheffield Scientific School, Yale, 1917. He enlisted on April 18, 1917, at Mineola, , with rank of Ser-geant, , He studied at Mineola, qualifying as June 28, 1917. On July 10 he was commissioned 1st Lieut. FromJuly 15 to Aug. 20 he was stationed with the 8th Aero Squadronat Mt. Clemens, Mich.; from Aug. 22 to Sept. 19 with the 44th AeroSquadron at Dayton, O., as supply officer. He was in command ofthe 13th Aero Squadron from Sept. 20, 1917, to Jan. 26, 1918, dur-ing which time the Squadron was moved from Dayton to GardenCity, ; was outfitted, and sailed for France on Dec. 4, Trowbridge was in command of the 15th
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