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Dr. Edmund Gros Kiffin Rockwell, Capt. Georges Thenault, Norman Prince, Lt. Alfred de Laage de Meux, Elliot Cowdin, Bert Hall, James McConnell and Victor Chapman (left to right) The mascots of the Lafayette Escadrille were the two lion cubs Whiskey and Soda Edmond Charles Clinton Genet was the first American to die after America entered the war against Germany.
James Norman Hall (Lafayette Escadrille) Weston Bircu Hall (Lafayette Escadrille) Edgar Guerard Hamilton; Robert Marshall Hanford (died in service) John B. Harrison, Jr. Willis Bradley Haviland (Lafayette Escadrille) John Raynolds Heilbuth; Thomas Moses Hewitt, Jr. (Lafayette Escadrille) Leslie Matheson Hickson; Dudley Lawrence Hill (Lafayette ...
The Lafayette Escadrille squadron flew World War I fighters against Germany from 1916 to 1918, first as volunteers under French command and later as a United States unit. [73] The official squadron insignia was a Native American with a swastika adorned headdress. Some of the squadron planes also bore a large swastika in addition to the squadron ...
Andy Parks, son of the last World War I Lafayette Escadrille member who 'flew west', James Parks [a], maintains the legacy and history of the LaFayette Escadrille pilots. The collection of each of these pilots' original uniforms and memorabilia is on display in custom cabinets in a secured hangar of World War I aircraft.
Rites for French Air Hero Held at Lafayette Escadrille Park. Special to The New York Times. PARIS, Dec. 30 – In the presence of many French and American aviation enthusiasts including fliers of both World Wars, Col. Georges Thenault, French pilot who commanded the Lafayette Escadrille in the first World War, was buried with military rites today.
Learn more about Lafayette's roots by touring the rich history of these buildings that are a testament to the area’s cultural diversity.
The sculpture is a bronze statue commissioned in honor of University alumnus, James Rogers McConnell’s heroism and courage in World War I, as a member of the Lafayette Escadrille. The Aviator was designed by Gutzon Borglum and dedicated in 1919. The sculpture measures 12 feet high and 8 feet, 6 inches wide. [3]
The Lafayette Building in downtown South Bend has been in danger for much of the past 20 years. Now a developer has plans to save the building.