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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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RICHARD A. MARSCHAT Ensign, U.S.N.R.F. Son of Albert and Karoline (Vicital) Marschat, of Ashley Falls, Mass.; was born at New York City, June 15, 1894. He was edu-cated at the Morris High School, New York City, at Mercersburg Academy, and at Dartmouth College. In both preparatory school and college he was a member of the track and cross-country teams. He enlisted as Seaman, 1st class, May 18, 1917, in the Naval Reserve Force at New York, and was in training at Pelham Bay, until Dec. 13, 1917. He entered the Naval Aviation Detachment at M.I.T., Feb. 18, 1918, and was transferred to Pensacola, Fla., as Student Naval Aviator, training from May 18 to Aug. 20, 1918. He was commissioned Ensign, Aug. 20, 1918. Ensign Marschat was detailed to the U.S. Naval Station at Chatham, Mass., Sept. 6, 1918, for active duty as Coast Sub-marine Patrol. Brothers in Service — Albert J. Marschat, Private, Signal Corps, A.E.F. Arthur G. Marschat, Private, Signal Corps, A.E.F. Lawrence Marschat, Midshipman, Junior Naval Reserve. ( 366 )
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PHILLIPS WARD PAGE Ensign, U.S.N.R.F. Killed in airplane accident, Dec, 1917 Son of Cyrus Andrew and Anna M. (Phillips) Page; was born Nov. 28, 1885. He graduated from Harvard College in 1909. In April, 1917, he enlisted in the Aviation Service, and was stationed at Squantum, Mass., during the summer of 1917. In Nov. he was sent overseas to France. He was commissioned Ensign in 1917. During a trial flight off the English coast, he was killed in an airplane acci-dent in Dec, 1917. (Portrait on opposite page.)
PHILIP THAYER STONEMETZ Ensign, U.S.N.R.F. Son of Harry M. and Flora Cooley Stonemetz; was born at Newton, Mass., April 8, 1899. He was educated at the Newton High School, and at Williams College, class of 1921. In the high school he was a member of the hockey team. In 1916 he attended the Officers Train-ing Camp at Plattsburg. He enlisted, May 26, 1918, and trained at the M.I.T. Naval Aviation School until Aug. 16, 1918. He was then assigned to the Naval Air Station, at Miami, Fla., where he

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