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English: Second Lieutenant Carleton Sprague Ayer, A.S., U.S.A., 25th Aero Squadron. Son of Silas H. and Juliette Butterfield (Davis) Ayer; was born at Boston, Mass., on April 13, 1893. He was educated at the Boston Latin and De Merritt schools, and at M.I.T., where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. He rowed on the Boston Latin School crew in 1911; and on July 4 of that year received a gold medal, presented by the City of Boston, as stroke of the winning crew in the intermediate eight-oar shell race, Charles River Basin. He enlisted at Youngstown, Ohio, in the Regular Army, on Sept. 19, 1917, and served one month at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio. He received honorable discharge, to enter the Aviation Service. On Jan. 12, 1918, he graduated from the U.S. School of Military Aeronautics, Ohio State University, Columbus. He then trained at Call Field, Wichita Falls, Tex., and was commissioned 2d Lieut., Aviation Section, Signal Reserve Corps, on May 10, 1918. On May 22, 1918, Lieut. Ayer was assigned to active duty at Camp Dick, Dallas, Tex.; he was transferred on June 29, 1918, to Ellington Field, Houston, Tex., where he completed his work and was ready for overseas duty. He was honorably discharged from the Service in Jan., 1919. Brothers in Service — Nathaniel D. Ayer, Lieut., A.D.C., 4th Division, Canadian B.E.F.; Silas H. Ayer, Jr., Bandmaster, U.S.N.R.F.

Identifier: NewEnglandaviatVol2Tick (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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received a goldmedal, presented by the City of Boston, as stroke of the winningcrew in the intermediate eight-oar shell race, Charles River Basin. He enlisted at Youngstown, Ohio, in the Regular Army, onSept. 19, 1917, and served one month at Camp Sherman, Chilli-cothe, Ohio. He received honorable discharge, to enter the AviationService. On Jan. 12, 1918, he graduated from the U.S. School ofMilitary Aeronautics, Ohio State University, Columbus. He thentrained at Call Field, Wichita Falls, Tex., and was commissioned2d Lieut., Aviation Section, Signal Reserve Corps, on May 10,1918. On May 22, 1918, Lieut. Ayer was assigned to active duty atCamp Dick, Dallas, Tex.; he was transferred on June 29, 1918, toEllington Field, Houston, Tex., where he completed his work andwas ready for overseas duty. He was honorably discharged from theService in Jan., 1919. Brothers in Service — Nathaniel D. Ayer, Lieut., A.D.C., 4th Division, CanadianB.E.F. Silas H. Ayer, Jr., Bandmaster, U.S.N.R.F. ( 162 )
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JAMES GREENLEAF ADAMS First Lieutenant, A.S., U.S.A., One Hundred Thirty-EighthAero Squadron, Fifth Pursuit Group Son of James M. and Maria (Dame) Adams, of East Lake, Fla.;was born at Nashua, N.H., March 24, 1892. He was educated atthe Hackensack, N.J., High School, class of 1909. In Jan., 1917, he volunteered for the American Ambulance FieldService in France, with Section 8, and served for six months underMajor A. Piatt Andrew. In Aug., 1917, he enlisted in the U.S. AirService, in France. He trained at Tours and Issoudun, receiving aPilots license at Tours, and training in acrobacy at Issoudun. Hewas commissioned 1st Lieut, in Nov., 1917, and has a record ofsome 800 flights since then. When the Armistice was signed, Lieut. Adams was flying nearthe Toul front, piloting observation planes of many types. In June,1919, he was still in service with the Army of Occupation. In a letter dated April 21, 1919, Lieut. Adams writes: Just a word saying we are here on the Rhine. Weve all got here

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