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English: James Greenleaf Adams, First Lieutenant, A.S., U.S.A., 138th Aero 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 at the Hackensack, N.J., High School, class of 1909. In Jan., 1917, he volunteered for the American Ambulance Field Service in France, with Section 8, and served for six months under Major A. Piatt Andrew. In Aug., 1917, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Service, in France. He trained at Tours and Issoudun, receiving a Pilot's license at Tours, and training in acrobacy at Issoudun. He was commissioned 1st Lieut, in Nov., 1917, and has a record of some 800 flights since then. When the Armistice was signed, Lieut. Adams was flying near the 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. We've all got here now and are comfortably settled at our field near a big German fort, half a mile from Coblenz. I flew up here in my Spad alone with my map and compass. Crossed No Man's Land, with its miles of old trenches, near St.-Mihiel, and followed them to Pont-a-Mousson on the Moselle River. Then went right up the river at about 1000 feet altitude to Metz and its circle of unconquerable forts. Then, after about ninety minutes of flying, got to Treves (Trier), where I landed for gas and oil at a U.S. field, formerly a Zeppelin base, with a huge hangar, big enough for one hundred aeroplanes... . Started off again at 3 p.m. up the Moselle. A wonderful valley, but its huge hills, canyons, and mountains made it dangerous flying. But the day was perfect and my motor, too, and I had no trouble at all. Passed over many world-famous Rhine castles and hundreds of towns along the river. A really great experience! Landed at Coblenz O.K., an hour later, where the Rhine and Moselle join, as you can see on a map. Right in the heart of Prussia, and Germans all about us, civilians, children, and militaries. Seems a different world, and impossible for a city like this to be absolutely dominated by an army of khaki! Brothers in Service — Leon M. Adams, 2d Class Seaman, U.S.N.; Lincoln D. Adams, 2d Class Seaman, U.S.N.; Grandfather in Service — James P. Adams, Private, 7th Reg't, N.H. Volunteers, Civil War. Died in Service.

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
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flying,got to Treves (Trier), where I landed for gas and oil at a U.S. field, for-merly a Zeppelin base, with a huge hangar, big enough for one hundredaeroplanes. . . . Started off again at 3 p.m. up the Moselle. A wonderfulvalley, but its huge hills, canyons, and mountains made it dangerous fly-ing. But the day was perfect and my motor, too, and I had no trouble atall. Passed over many world-famous Rhine castles and hundreds of townsalong the river. A really great experience! Landed at Coblenz O.K., anhour later, where the Rhine and Moselle join, as you can see on a map.Right in the heart of Prussia, and Germans all about us, civilians, chil-dren, and militaries. Seems a different world, and impossible for a citylike this to be absolutely dominated by an army of khaki! Brothers in Service — Leon M. Adams, 2d Class Seaman, U.S.N. Lincoln D. Adams, 2d Class Seaman, U.S.N.Grandfather in Service — James P. Adams, Private, 7th Regt, N.H. Volunteers, CivilWar. Died in Service. ( 164 )
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JOHN F. McNAMARA Lieutenant, U.S.N.R.F. Son of Eugene T. and Mary Agnes (McCarthy) McNamara, ofArlington, Mass.; was born at Somerville, Mass., April 3, 1898.He was educated at the Cambridge High and Latin Schools, andat Boston College. He entered Service at end of freshman year. He enlisted on April 28, 1917, at Boston, and was sent to Pen-sacola, Fla., for training. He was commissioned Ensign Dec. 21,1917, sailed overseas in Jan., 1918, and was stationed for threemonths at the Royal Naval Air Station at Portland, Eng. Whileoperating there, on scout duty, he bombed and sunk a submarine,being the first American naval aviator to accomplish this feat. Hewas commissioned Lieut, (j.g.), April L 1918. He was transferredto the Royal Air Station at Felixstowe, Eng., where he remaineduntil Aug., when he was attached to the U.S. Air Station, at Kill-ingholme; subsequently he was ordered to the U.S. Air Station atWexford, Ireland, in command of a squadron of eight seaplanes.On Oct. 1, 1918, he

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