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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
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ved to Houston, Tex., where afterhis graduation Lieut. Koch entered business with his father. Heenlisted in the Ground Officers Training School, at Kelly Field,Tex., in July, 1917. He received his commission as 1st Lieut., andwas sent to instruct in the Wilbur Wright School of Administra-tion at Dayton, Ohio. On March 7, 1918, he sailed for England with the 47th AeroSquadron, and was stationed at Cramlington. Later he was as-signed as Commanding Officer to the 372d Aero Squadron sta-tioned at Hendon. On Oct. 2, 1918, the Squadron was mobilizedat St.-Maixent, France, and fully equipped for service at the front.Then it was sent to the 3d A.I.C. at Issoudun for temporary duty.Late at night on Nov. 10, 1918, orders for the front arrived, butbecause of the Armistice these were cancelled the following day.Lieut. Koch was Adjutant at Field 10, Issoudun, from Nov. 2,1918, to Jan. 8, 1919. On April 20 he returned with his Squadronto Mitchel Field, Garden City, N.Y., for demobilization. ( 168 )
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WILLIAM M. CONANT, Jr. Major, A.S.A., U.SA., School Staff, Third AviationInstruction Centre Son of Dr. William M. and Mary B. Conant; was born at Boston,Mass., March 23, 1891. He was educated at the Noble and Green-ough School, and at Harvard College, A.B. 1912. In school he wasa member of the football, track, and baseball teams; and playedon the freshman baseball team at Harvard College. He served in the 1st Aero Squadron, N.G., of New York, in 1916,and flew at Mineola, N.Y. He enlisted at Mineola in July, 1917,and received his flying training there in Aug. On Oct. 8, 1917, hewas commissioned 1st Lieut., and sailed overseas in the samemonth. He completed his training as chasse pilote in Dec, Jan.,and Feb., at the 3d A.I.C., Issoudun, France. In Feb., 1918, hewas made Tester of Planes, and in April was promoted to be ChiefTester of the School. He was commissioned Capt. on Oct. 3, 1918,and promoted to Major, on Feb. 21, 1919. He is still in the Serviceat Boiling Field, Washington, D.C.

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