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English: First Lieutenant Harold Cohen, A.S.A., U.SA., 85th Aero Squadron, Fourth Observation Group. Son of Adolph and Rachel Cohen; was born at Pawtucket, R.I., Sept. 12, 1891. He was educated at Phillips Andover Academy; Sheffield Scientific School, Yale; and at the Mass. Institute of Technology. He enlisted at Boston, Mass., on June 15, 1917; and attended the Ground School, M.I.T., from June to Aug., 1917, when he was sent to the Flying School at Belleville, 111., in the first Squadron there trained. He was commissioned 1st Lieut., Dec. 12, 1917, and sailed overseas, to France. He trained at Issoudun from Feb. to July; was attached to the 85th Aero Squadron at St.-Jean-des-Monts, Hill 402, in Sept. and Oct., 1918; at Toul Aerodrome from Oct., 1918, to Jan., 1919. On Sept. 15, 1918, he made his first flight alone. He was honorably discharged at Garden City, N.Y., on Feb. 21, 1919. Lieut. Cohen was the originator of the "Soldiers and Sailors Day" idea, which was carried out on July 4, 1918. On the stated day every one in Rhode Island was, at the request of the Governor, expected to write to friends in service overseas. Brother in Service — Dr. Bernhard Cohen, Lieut, (j.g.), U.S. Navy.

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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e was honorably discharged at Garden City, N.Y., onFeb. 21, 1919. Lieut. Cohen was the originator of the Soldiers and SailorsDay idea, which was carried out on July 4, 1918. On the statedday every one in Rhode Island was, at the request of the Governor,expected to write to friends in service overseas. (Portrait on op-posite page.) Brother in Service —Dr. Bernhard Cohen, Lieut, (j.g.), U.S. Navy. CHARLES E. LITTLE Sergeant, A.S., U.S.A. Son of Charles H. and Catherine H. (Wilson) Little; was born atMelrose, Mass., Jan. 6, 1896. He attended the public schools ofMelrose, and entered the M.I.T., class of 1919, leaving at theend of his junior year. He enlisted on Dec. 8, 1917, and trained atthe M.I.T. Ground School, at Princeton, N.J., and at ChanuteField, Rantoul, 111., where he was appointed Sergeant. He sailedoverseas in July, 1918, and was stationed near Dover, Eng., untilafter the signing of the Armistice. He returned to the U.S. on Dec.3, 1918, and was honorably discharged. ( 216 )
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WINTHROP WHEELER SPENCER First Lieutenant, A.S., U.S.A., Two Hundred Twenty-SecondAero Squadron; One Hundred Fourth AeroSquadron, First Observation Group Son of Charles W. and Ethel M. (Wheeler) Spencer; was born atCambridge, Mass., Jan. 29, 1897. He was educated at the CambridgeLatin School, the Noble and Greenough School, and at HarvardCollege, class of 1918. Previous to entering the Air Service, he served for two years inthe 8th Mass. Regt, N.G., and attended the First Officers TrainingCamp at Plattsburg. He enlisted on May 12, 1917, at Boston, and had preliminarytraining at Selfridge Field, Mt. Clemens, Mich. During Oct., 1917,he was stationed at Mineola, N.Y. He was commissioned 1st Lieut.,Oct. 5, 1917, and was ordered overseas on Nov. 2, 1917, attached tothe 104th Aero Squadron. On reaching England he was transferredto the Royal Flying Corps, and from Dec, 1917, to Aug., 1918,trained at Yatesbury and Salisbury, England. From May to Aug.,1918, he was attached to the Staff, S.W. A

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