. New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . ing of the plane wascaught in an air-pocket at the same instant that a counter-currenthit the upper wing; he crashed, and was instantly killed. An impressive military funeral was held at Voves, attended bythe officers and cadets of the Voves Flying School, veterans of theWar of 1870, the Mayor of Voves, and many villagers and chil-dren. At the end of the services Lieut. Mayeur, of HeadquartersStaff, stepped forward and said: Among the first Americans to come to combat the invader upon the soilof France, John Pfaffmann entere
. New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . ing of the plane wascaught in an air-pocket at the same instant that a counter-currenthit the upper wing; he crashed, and was instantly killed. An impressive military funeral was held at Voves, attended bythe officers and cadets of the Voves Flying School, veterans of theWar of 1870, the Mayor of Voves, and many villagers and chil-dren. At the end of the services Lieut. Mayeur, of HeadquartersStaff, stepped forward and said: Among the first Americans to come to combat the invader upon the soilof France, John Pfaffmann entered the Ambulance Service and distin-guished himself at the front by his unflagging energy and his high com-prehension of military duty. His desire to do more and yet more for hiscountry and for France soon led him, however, to seek a transfer to theAviation Service. . May the remembrance of his glorious death uponthe field of honor be, in some small degree at least, an alleviation of thesorrow of his family, and of all those who have known and loved him. [ 146 ]. WILLIAM GRAVES PERRY Captain, , , Headquarters Air Service, First Army Son of Charles French and Georgianna West (Graves) Perry; wasborn at Boston, Mass., Nov. 8, 1883. He was educated at the Nobleand Greenough School; and at Harvard College, 1905; , 1917, and Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, 1913. He attended the Officers Training Camp at Plattsburg, in ; served as Capt., Co. M, 13th Regt., Mass. State enlisted Nov. 1, 1917, and was commissioned 1st Lieut.,, reported for duty at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Tex., , 1917, and was put in command of the 65th (later 477th) AeroSquadron. He sailed overseas March 4, 1918, and was commissioned Capt.,, Aug. 1, 1918. He was appointed Equipment Officer AirService, 1st Army, Oct. 14, 1918, and was stationed at Souillyfrom Oct. 14 until Dec. 24, 1918. From Nov. 21 to 24 he wasattached for temporary duty to the 3d Army, to rece
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