Identifier: NewEnglandaviatVol1Tick (find matches)
Title: New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Ticknor, Caroline, 1866-1937, ed
Subjects: Biography Aeronautics World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin Company
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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, Pau, and Cazaux. He was Commanding Officerof U.S. Naval Air Station at Dunkirk, Seaplane Base, in 1917 and1918. He was attached to the U.S. Naval Northern BombingGroup, and had special Aviation duty. He was commissioned Lieut.Commander in July, 1918. He served as Commanding Officer,Grand Fleet; U.S. Naval Aviation Repair Base, Eastleigh, Eng. On March 9, 1919, Lieut.-Commander Chevalier was awardedthe Croix de Guerre, by the French Government: For establishing the first seaplane base in France, and maintaining ahigh degree of efficiency and military valor in spite of numerous lossesand frequent bombardments. The Cross of the Legion of Honor was also awarded him, onApril 9, 1919. Married, June 14, 1919, Marguerite Jackson. Brothers in Service — Elmer Harold Frye Chevalier, Private, 21st Infantry; died in1899, aged 20, on board the U.S. Transport Hancock, enroute for the Philippines, during the Spanish-American War. John Bayard Chevalier, 1st Lieut., U.S. Air Service, A.E.F. ( 418 )
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MOSELEY TAYLOR Lieutenant (j.g.), U.S.N.R.F.C., First NorthernBombing Group Son of William O. and Mary (Moseley) Taylor; was born in Boston,Mass., Jan. 30, 1895. He was educated at the Noble and Green-ough School, Boston, at Phillips Andover Academy, and at HarvardCollege, class of 1918. He was an all-round athlete. At Noble andGreenough he played on the football team two years; track twoyears; crew two years, and was captain the last year. At Andoverhe was on the football, wrestling, hockey, and track teams. He wasa member of the Harvard freshman crew; and played on the Varsityfootball team, and was on the crew in 1916. On April 19, 1917, he enlisted in U.S.N.R.F.C., at Washington,D.C. He trained at Newport News, Va., and at the Naval Base,Jamestown, Va. He was commissioned Ensign Oct. 26, 1917. Ex-actly a month later he sailed for France. He trained near Bordeauxuntil Feb., 1918. He was stationed at Naval Base, Dunkirk, France,from Feb. 24 to May 10, and was commissioned Lieut, (j.g

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