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English: Second Lieutenant John Charles Earle McLennan, A.S., U.S.A., 96th Aero Squadron, First Day Bombardment Group. Son of John K. and Isabella (Morrison) McLennan; was born in Newport, R.I., Aug. 9, 1891. He was educated in the public schools of Newport, R.I., and at the Univ. of Pennsylvania; he received the degree of B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1916, from the Towne Scientific School, U.Pa. After graduation he held a position in the Philadelphia Electrical Co. In May, 1917, he applied for a commission in the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps, and was offered a non-flying commission. This he refused, perferring to enroll in the flying section of the A.S. Signal Corps, in which he enlisted July 30, 1917, at Essington, Pa. On Sept. 15, 1917, he entered the U.S. School of Military Aeronautics at Princeton, N.J., completing the course on Nov. 10,1917. He was ordered overseas with the 16th Foreign Detachment of Cadets, sailing on Nov. 23. He was stationed for the winter at St.-Maixent, France, leaving there on March 12, 1918, for the 1st Corps Gunnery School at Gondrecourt. He took up Aerial gunnery at Cazaux, from March 25 to April 24, returning to St.-Maixent on completion of the course. He was commissioned 2d Lieut. A.S.(A.) May 18, 1918. On May 27 he was sent to the 7th Aviation Instruction Centre at Clermont-Ferrand, to take up bombing, completing this course about the first of July, when he joined the 96th Aero Squadron then stationed at Amanty, Meuse. He remained with the 96th Squadron during July and Aug., making frequent bombing raids over the territory between Verdun and Metz. On Sept. 4, 1918, Lieut. McLennan and his pilot, Lieut. A. Hadden Alexander, were both severely wounded in an action with enemy planes over Conflans. With great heroism the wounded pilot was able to bring the plane safely back to the home field. McLennan was in the hospital at Chalet Guyon until Jan. 3, 1919, the Armistice meanwhile having been signed. He was sent to Gondrecourt for reassignment to duty. From there he was detailed to duty with freight trains running between the advance S.O.S. and the Army of Occupation in Germany; this duty lasting until March 5, 1919, when he was ordered back to the U.S. He was honorably discharged at Garden City, N.Y., in June, 1919.

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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e 7th Aviation Instruc-tion Centre at Clermont-Ferrand, to take up bombing, completingthis course about the first of July, when he joined the 96th AeroSquadron then stationed at Amanty, Meuse. He remained with the96th Squadron during July and Aug., making frequent bombingraids over the territory between Verdun and Metz. On Sept. 4, 1918, Lieut. McLennan and his pilot, Lieut. A. Had-den Alexander, were both severely wounded in an action withenemy planes over Conflans. With great heroism the woundedpilot was able to bring the plane safely back to the home field.McLennan was in the hospital at Chalet Guyon until Jan. 3, 1919,the Armistice meanwhile having been signed. He was sent toGondrecourt for reassignment to duty. From there he was detailedto duty with freight trains running between the advance S.O.S.and the Army of Occupation in Germany; this duty lasting untilMarch 5, 1919, when he was ordered back to the U.S. He washonorably discharged at Garden City, N.Y., in June, 1919. ( 142 )
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ROY WALES HALL First Lieutenant A.S., U.SA., Ninetieth Aero SquadronFirst Observation Group, and Ninety-Sixth AeroSquadron, First Bombardment Group Son of George E. and Anna Gertrude (Bachelder) Hall, of Need-ham, Mass.; was born in Dorchester, M^ass., Oct. 13, 1895. He waseducated at the Warren Private School and English High School,where he was a member of the track team. He was 1st Lieut, in theUnited Boys Brigade of America. In the summer of 1916 he at-tended the Plattsburg Camp. On May 4, 1917, Lieut. Hall enlisted in Boston for the PlattsburgOfficers Training Camp; after which training he attended M.I.T.Ground School, and the School at Mineola, N.Y. He was orderedoverseas, and stationed at the 3d and later at the 7th AviationInstruction Centre, attached to the 90th Aero Squadron and the96th Squadron, operating in the Toul sector, France. He hadqualified for his commission Sept. 11, 1917, having finished hisR.M.A., and was commissioned 1st Lieut. Jan. 18, 1918. Being trained as a

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