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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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ervice that he loved. He had intended remaining in Aviationafter the war, had he lived. (Portrait on opposite page.) PHILIP L. CHENEYEnsign, U.S.N.R.F. Son of Charles Willie and Flora (Hutchinson) Cheney; was born atBrookline, Mass., Dec. 29, 1897. He was educated at the MoheganLake School, the Volkmann School, and at Harvard College,where he trained with the Harvard R.O.T.C. On May 29, 1918,he enlisted at the Boston Navy Yard, and was assigned to Co. 24,at the M.I.T., for the ground school course, from May 31 toAug. 20, 1918. He was sent to Miami, Fla., where he was trained,from Aug. 23 to Oct. 26, in elementary flying. For advanced workin flying he was ordered to Pensacola, Fla., where he remainedfrom Oct. 28 to Dec. 28. He was then transferred to HamptonRoads, Va., for work in aerial navigation. He was stationed therefrom Dec. 30, 1918, to March 6, 1919, and was commissionedEnsign, U.S.N.R.F., Jan. 13, 1919. He was relieved of all activeduty at Hampton Roads, March 8, 1919. ( 320 )
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*JOHN SQUIRE BUCHANAN, Second Lieutenant (j.g.), U.S.N.R.F.Drowned in seaplane accident, April 25, 1919 Son of Neil Ellsworth and Ella J. Buchanan; was born at Boston,Mass., Oct. 31, 1895. He was educated at the Rice Grammar, Me-chanic Arts High School, and at the Mass. Institute of Technology. He served at the Mexican Border from July 2 to Oct 28, 1916,with Battery F, 1st Mass. Regiment, F.A., N.G. On June 13, 1917, he enlisted in the U.S.N.R.F., for Aviation, atBoston, and was trained with the U.S. Naval Aviation Detachment,M.I.T., from Aug. 9 to Sept 29, 1917; and at Pensacola, Fla.,Oct. 4 to Dec. 22, 1917. On Dec. 22, 1917, he was appointed NavalAviator, No. 276, at Pensacola; and served at Pensacola in thatcapacity until Feb. 9, 1918. On Jan. 17, 1918, he was commissionedEnsign, U.S.N.R.F., and was ordered overseas to France, Feb. 7,1918. Lieut. Buchanan saw service in France at U.S.N.A.S., Moutchic-Lacanau, Gironde; Panillac; Le Croisic, Loire; and St.-Trojan,Charente-Inferieure

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