New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . ons,and was awarded a bronze oak leaf. He was reported missingin action on Sept. 18, and on Sept. 20 his death in action insidethe German lines near Serronville, was officially given out. Hewas buried at Serronville France. For extraordinary heroism in action near Rouvres, France, Sept. 15,1918. While on a mission Lient. Wehner found an enemy patrol of eightmachines attacking a single American observation machine. He immedi-ately attacked, destroying one and forcing another down out of control,his own plane being badly
New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . ons,and was awarded a bronze oak leaf. He was reported missingin action on Sept. 18, and on Sept. 20 his death in action insidethe German lines near Serronville, was officially given out. Hewas buried at Serronville France. For extraordinary heroism in action near Rouvres, France, Sept. 15,1918. While on a mission Lient. Wehner found an enemy patrol of eightmachines attacking a single American observation machine. He immedi-ately attacked, destroying one and forcing another down out of control,his own plane being badly damaged by enemy machine-gun fire. He man-aged to convoy the American plane to safety. A bronze Oak Leaf isawarded to Lieutenant Wehner for the following act of heroism in actionnear Mangiennes and Reville, France, Sept. 16, 1918. Amid terrific anti-aircraft and machine-gun fire, Lieut. Wehner descended, attacked, anddestroyed two enemy balloons. One of these balloons was destroyed inflames after it had been hauled to the ground and was resting in its bed. [ 90 ]. WILLIAM WALLACE CHALMERS First Lieutenant, , U , Ninety-Fourth AeroSquadron, First Pursuit Group Son of Dr. and Mrs. James Chalmers, of Framingham, Mass.; wasborn in Columbus, 0., May 23, 1891, and is now living in Hartford,Conn. He graduated from the Fitchburg High School in 1909, andfrom Middlebury College, 1913. He played on the Varsityfootball team four years. He enlisted in , on May 21, 1917, at Columbus, O., andtrained at the Ohio State University Ground School from May 21to July 14, 1917. On July 23 he sailed overseas, and was trainedat Tours, Issoudun, and Cazaux. He was commissioned 1st Lieut,on Nov. 20, 1917. From March to May, 1918, Lieut. Chalmers acted as ferry pilotat Paris, and saw active service with the 94th Aero Squadron atToul and Chateau-Thierry. At Chateau-Thierry he was capturedby the enemy, being shot down 15 kilometres behind the Germanlines. He was held prisoner for the re
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