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English: First Lieutenant Marshall Headle, A.S.A., U.S.A., 2nd Aviation Instruction Center {Tours AFB). Son of Rev. Edwin Charles and Clarendo (Yeomans) Headle, of Bolton, Mass.; was born in Winthrop, Mass., March 21, 1893. He was educated at the Winthrop High School, and the Mass. Agricultural College, Amherst. He was one of the first in rank at college, though having to work his way through. He played baseball, and was the best shot in the rifle team. He enlisted in Aviation at the beginning of the war, at Springfield, Mass., and was trained at M.I.T. Ground School. He sailed overseas and landed in France Sept. 17, 1917. He started flying under French instructors at Tours, and was trained with the Caudron plane, receiving his Reserve Military Aviation grade, in Feb., 1918, and the French brevet at the same time. For the next two months he took advanced flying on Nieuports, at Issoudun, in the 3d Aviation Instruction Centre, returning to Tours in March, 1918, when he began instruction in flying, and acted as staff pilot in the 2d Aviation Instruction Centre. From Aug., 1918, to March, 1919, he was Chef de Piste in the Observation Training Camp at Tours. He was then appointed instructor in the A.E.F. University, Beaune, France.

Identifier: NewEnglandaviatVol1Tick (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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of the first in rank atcollege, though having to work his way through. He played base-ball, and was the best shot in the rifle team. He enlisted in Aviation at the beginning of the war, at Spring-field, Mass., and was trained at M.I.T. Ground School. He sailedoverseas and landed in France Sept. 17, 1917. He started flyingunder French instructors at Tours, and was trained with theCaudron plane, receiving his Reserve Military Aviation grade, inFeb., 1918, and the French brevet at the same time. For the nexttwo months he took advanced flying on Nieuports, at Issoudun,in the 3d Aviation Instruction Centre, returning to Tours inMarch, 1918, when he began instruction in flying, and acted asstaff pilot in the 2d Aviation Instruction Centre. From Aug., 1918,to March, 1919, he was Chef de Piste in the Observation TrainingCamp at Tours. He was then appointed instructor in the A.E.F.University, Beaune, France. Brother in Service — Herbert Wallace Headle, Corp., Co. E, 23d Engineers. ( 346 ) i
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ROBERT WALKER HARWOOD Second Lieutenant, A.S.A., U.SA Son of Herbert J. and Emilie Augusta (Green) Harwood; was bornat Littleton, Mass., July 16, 1897. He was educated at Concord(Mass.) High School, and at Harvard College, class of 1920. Atcollege he became a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Institute of1770, Delta Upsilon, and was on the board of the Harvard Crimson.He was the holder of the Harvard interscholastic pole vault record,12 ;, and was a member of the Harvard freshman and Varsitytrack teams. He attended the Plattsburg Camp in 1916, and trainedwith the Harvard R.O.T.C. in 1917. He enlisted at Boston on Dec. 24, 1917. He attended the U.S.School of Military Aeronautics, Princeton, from Feb. 16 to April13, 1918; was stationed in turn at Camp Dick, Dallas, Tex., April22 to May 13, 1918; Scott Field, Belleville, 111., May 15 to Sept.26, 1918, and was commissioned 2d Lieut. A.S.A., on July 27, 1918.He was stationed at Park Field, Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 27, 1918,to Jan. 25, 1919. At P

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