322:"In February last the Lafayette Escadrille of the French Army was transferred to the 103rd Aero Squadron, United States Army. It was the first, and for nearly two months it was the only American Air Service organization on the front. Since that time it is not too much to say that pilots who served in this squadron have formed the backbone of American Pursuit Aviation on the front...No task was too arduous or too hazardous for it to perform successfully. In the recent decisive operations of the First American Army the 103rd Aero Squadron has done its share." – Lt. Col. Burt M. Atkinson, 16 November 1918
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shot down two German airplanes to become the first ace of an
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Detachment of Army of the North until 29 June. While at Leffrinckoucke its airdrome was subjected to frequent air attacks, and it received a citation 22 October 1918 from the commander in chief of the French Armies of the North and Northeast for its "brilliance" in
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Squadron was the first U.S. pursuit squadron in action during World War I and had the longest combat service, from 19 February to 11 November 1918. It earned six battle participation credits, flew 470 combat missions, engaged in 327 combats, destroyed 45 German aircraft in aerial
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The remainder of the squadron and its equipment followed by truck within a week. Soubiran turned over command to the squadron adjutant, 1st Lt. John P. Healy, at
Colombey-les-Belles on 1 February 1919. Personnel at Colombey were moved to their port of embarkation at
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Thaw, Biddle, and Hill commanded the 3rd, 4th and 5th Groups, respectively, while
Soubiran (103rd), Rockwell (103rd), Marr (94th), Peterson (95th), Hill (138th), Bridgman (22nd), Biddle (13th), Baker (141st), Low (185th), and C. M. Jones (28th) received squadron
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with palm. Baer was released at the
Armistice by the Germans and returned to the squadron. He submitted a claim for a kill occurring on the morning he was shot down, which was confirmed, and became the leading ace of the 103rd with nine victories.
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to be returned to the French. There practically all of the pilots and observers were detached from the squadron. All of its pilots except four were transferred out of the squadron by 4 January 1919, and those four by 24 January.
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Three of the five pursuit groups operational at the end of the war were commanded by former pilots of the 103rd Aero
Squadron, and ten other pilots were selected to command pursuit squadrons. 14 pilots received 21 awards of the
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American command, the 2nd Pursuit Group. On 29 July Thaw moved up to command of the new 3rd Pursuit Group and was replaced by Lafayette Escadrille veteran Capt. Robert L. Rockwell. The 103rd relocated to
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At La Noblette, the squadron was relieved by another French Escadrille and moved west on 10 April to the Reims area, in support of the French 6th Army, then north to the coast of the North Sea at
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on 28 December 1917, where it spent the month of January constructing hangars for the instructional school being built there. On 1 February it resumed training for combat at the front.
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combat and claimed an additional 40 as probably destroyed, shot down two balloons, flew 3,075 hours over the front lines, and dropped 4,620 pounds of bombs. Its casualties were five
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on 19 February 1919. The 103rd returned to Garden City to muster out its personnel, and became a unit on paper only by 18 March. It officially demobilized on 18 August 1919.
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Baer's kills were on 11 March, 16 March, 6 April, 12 April, 23 April (half), 8 May (two), 21 May (one quarter), and 22 May. AFHRA credits him with nine victories. (
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shot down eight German aircraft in six weeks, tying Baer for the lead in squadron victories, for which he received five awards of the DSC and the
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Deberitz of Jasta 18 severed the flight control cables of Baer's
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1st Lt. John P. Healy, Adjutant♦ (joined squadron 11 Nov 18)
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until 23 December 1917, when it proceeded to France through
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The 103rd Aero Squadron was organized on 31 August 1917 at
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1855:"Military Times Hall of Valor Search, 103rd Aero Squadron"
1577:, Series E (Squadron Histories) Volume 16, Part 1 Sheet 13
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Commanding General, Services of Supply, 6–19 February 1919
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Osprey Elite Aviation Units #40: Jasta 18 - The Red Noses
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A ♦ symbol indicates present for duty on 11 November 1918
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1898:"Doyen Parsons Wardwell Collection (AFC/2001/001/04631)"
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Spad VII displayed in livery of the 103rd Aero Squadron
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Western Front, France: 18 February – 11 November 1918
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1919
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from its port of embarkation at New York City. The
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1946:"Supplementary history of the 103rd Aero Squadron"
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565:and sailed to New York aboard the armored cruiser
2727:Military units and formations established in 1917
1039:Cpt. Christopher W. Ford, DSC, 3 aerial victories
1763:. Oxford UK: Osprey Publishing. pp. 75–76.
1308:2nd Lt. Wellford MacFadden Jr (Killed in action)
1063:Cpt. Richard C. M. Page, DSC, 2 aerial victories
1030:Lt. Herbert B. Bartholf, DSC, 2 aerial victories
1453:1st Lt. Claudius H.M. Roberts, Armament Officer
1057:Lt. Livingston G. Irving, DSC, 1 aerial victory
1046:Cpt. James Norman Hall, DSC, 3 aerial victories
639:Air Service Headquarters, AEF, 13 February 1918
773:Leffrinckouke Aerodrome, France, 30 April 1918
636:3rd Air Instructional Center, 28 December 1917
633:Aviation Concentration Center, 5 November 1917
630:Post Headquarters, Kelly Field, 31 August 1917
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505:, claiming three aircraft destroyed. At the
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1934:Officers assigned to the 103rd Aero Squadron
1450:1st Lt. Dan L. Perkins, Engineering Officer♦
1110:; former members of Lafayette Escadrille in
1106:Former members of Lafayette Flying Corps in
766:Bonne Maison Aerodrome, France, 8 April 1918
1878:. The New York Times Company. 22 March 1918
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1456:2nd Lt. Edward H. Carman, Armament officer♦
1225:1st Lt. Ernest A. Giroux (Killed in action)
1069:Lt. John I. Rancourt, DSC, 1 aerial victory
1033:Lt. Warren E. Eaton, DSC, 1 aerial victory
412:fighters, and flying with the newly formed
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1475:1st Lt. Rufus K. Goodenow, Supply Officer♦
1463:2nd Lt. William H. Bleeker, Supply Officer
1447:1st Lt. Henry V. Bell, Operations Officer♦
1331:1st Lt. Keene M. Palmer (Killed in action)
1290:1st Lt. John M. Koontz (Wounded in action)
1269:1st Lt. Eugene B. Jones (Killed in action)
763:La Noblette Aerodrome, France, 13 Feb 1918
608:(AĂ©ronautique Militaire), 18 February 1918
1559:; later in 1918 the AEF standardized the
1484:1st Lt. Carroll D. Evans, Medical officer
1472:2nd Lt. Robert L.W. Owens, Supply officer
1469:2nd Lt. William B. Carill, Supply Officer
1466:2nd Lt. Elwood S. Frymire, Supply Officer
1390:1st Lt. Van Winkle Todd (Prisoner of war)
689:Eastern Department, 4 March – 18 Aug 1919
477:On 4 July 1918 the squadron relocated to
2696:List of aviators who became ace in a day
1478:1st Lt. Sigurd H. Kraft, Medical officer
1066:Lt. Percy R. Pyne, DSC, 1 aerial victory
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713:, Garden City, New York, 5 November 1917
437:, on 6 May 1918. Two days later 1st Lt.
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1036:Lt. John Frost, DSC, 2 aerial victories
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311:, and one injured in a forced landing.
303:, two killed in flying accidents, four
279:that served in combat in France during
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776:Crochte Aerodrome, France, 6 June 1918
528:, and eight received 17 awards of the
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1876:"Daring Air Captain Killed in Action"
1481:1st Lt. Omer O. Gain, Medical Officer
579:to maintain its history and lineage.
430:operations in the face of adversity.
158:French Croix de Guerre with Two Palms
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1734:"History of the 103rd Aero Squadron"
1101:Officers assigned during hostilities
821:Undetermined, 19 March – 18 Aug 1919
707:, Texas, 31 August – 30 October 1917
1738:Gorrell's History - AEF Air Service
1699:Gorrell's History - AEF Air Service
1658:Gorrell's History - AEF Air Service
1561:Table of Organization and Equipment
1377:♦ (last wartime commanding officer)
2209:Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
2204:Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
263:Total enemy aircraft destroyed: 51
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1438:1st Lt. Phocion S. Park, Adjutant
927:Meuse-Argonne Offensive Campaign
373:on 7 December 1917. Because of a
110:24 officers, 150 men, 24 aircraft
2244:Bulgarian Army Aeroplane Section
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652:18 February 1918 – 10 April 1918
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1513:List of American Aero Squadrons
1441:2nd Lt. George A. Orr, Adjutant
1401:1st Lt. Doyan Parsons Wardwell♦
1042:Lt. Ernest A. Giroux, DSC (KIA)
1012:, DSC, 6 (2 shared, 1 probable)
2181:United States Army Air Service
2156:Canadian Air Force (1918–1920)
2048:Aircraft of the Central Powers
2043:Aircraft of the Entente Powers
1793:, AFHRA. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
1503:United States Army Air Service
1060:Lt. Eugene B. Jones, SSC (KIA)
1050:Lt. Warren T. Hobbs, SSC (KIA)
930:18 October – 11 November 1918
910:St. Mihiel Offensive Campaign
659:11 April 1918 to 30 April 1917
85:United States Army Air Service
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1311:1st Lt. Dudley H. Manchester♦
1169:1st Lt. Lawrence E. Cauffman♦
711:Aviation Concentration Center
683:1st Air Depot, 5 January 1919
599:103rd Aero Squadron (Pursuit)
381:at Winnall Down Camp outside
119:American Expeditionary Forces
2737:1917 establishments in Texas
2166:Imperial Russian Air Service
1759:van Wyngarden, Greg (2011).
1652:103rd Aero Squadron (1918).
1319:1st Lt. Martin F. McQuilkin♦
1247:1st Lt. Theodore H. Hubbard♦
1187:1st Lt. William E. Dugan Jr.
1149:1st Lt. Herbert B. Bartholf♦
1131:2nd Lt. William C. Appleton♦
834:Combat sectors and campaigns
804:Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome
782:(Toul), France, 30 June 1918
666:31 April 1918 to 4 July 1918
604:Absorbed American pilots of
416:(21st Pursuit Group) of the
257:Enemy aircraft shot down: 49
2229:Imperial German Air Service
1210:1st Lt. Christopher W. Ford
1200:(Killed in flying accident)
1178:(Killed in flying accident)
1087:Distinguished Service Cross
896:5 July – 11 September 1918
860:19 February – 9 April 1918
794:, France, 20 September 1918
530:Distinguished Service Cross
260:Enemy balloons shot down: 2
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2239:Ottoman Aviation Squadrons
1693:Atkinson, Burt M. (1918).
1405:1st Lt. Charles H. Willcox
1328:1st Lt. Charles H. Monroe♦
1322:1st Lt. Charles I. Merrick
1172:2nd Lt. Loran B. Cockrell♦
881:Ypres-Lys sector, Belgium
792:Lisle-en-Barrois Aerodrome
724:, 23 November – 7 December
664:Army of the North (France)
620:Demobilized on 18 Aug 1919
400:On 11 February 1918 Major
393:. The squadron arrived at
1789:13 September 2011 at the
1394:1st Lt. George E. Turnure
1380:1st Lt. McCrea Stephenson
1371:1st Lt. Louis F. Schultze
1287:1st Lt. John O. Kirtland♦
1204:2nd Lt. Clarence H. Faith
1166:1st Lt. B. Drumond Cannon
800:, France, 6 November 1918
737:Windall Downs Rest Camp,
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1368:1st Lt. William T. Rolph
1363:Capt. Robert L. Rockwell
1302:1st Lt. Alfred W. Lawson
1194:1st Lt. Warren E. Eaton♦
1182:1st Lt. Charles H. Dolan
806:, France, 5 January 1919
2171:Royal Italian Air Corps
2151:Australian Flying Corps
2139:Royal Naval Air Service
2019:Aviation in World War I
1784:94th FS USAF Fact Sheet
1695:"General orders No. 17"
1637:Maurer, Maurer (1969).
1358:1st Lt. John F. Randall
1334:2nd Lt. Samuel H. Paris
1242:1st Lt. Warren T. Hobbs
1198:1st Lt. Stuart E. Edgar
1072:Lt. Joseph Waddell, SSC
982:Frank O'Driscoll Hunter
788:, France, 7 August 1918
606:Escadrille de Lafayette
499:Meuse-Argonne Offensive
332:United States Air Force
291:. One of those pilots,
2200:Japanese air services
1518:Lafayette Flying Corps
1398:1st Lt. Joseph Waddell
1354:1st Lt. Percy R. Pyne♦
1278:1st Lt. Hugo A. Kenyon
1273:1st Lt. Henry S. Jones
1265:1st Lt. C. Maury Jones
1140:(prisoner of war, ace)
747:, England, 23 December
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289:Lafayette Flying Corps
2130:British air services
2093:Aerial reconnaissance
1951:14 March 2010 at the
1939:14 March 2010 at the
1927:14 March 2010 at the
1375:Capt. Robert Soubiran
1315:Capt. Kenneth A. Marr
1162:Capt. Ray C. Bridgman
946:Gervais Raoul Lufbery
913:12–16 September 1918
884:2 May – 29 June 1918
816:Garden City, New York
798:Foucaucourt Aerodrome
786:Vaucouleurs Aerodrome
760:, France, 28 December
754:, France, 24 December
741:, England, 8 December
734:, England, 8 December
577:94th Pursuit Squadron
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507:hour of the armistice
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352:Garden City, New York
328:94th Fighter Squadron
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314:The commander of the
1654:"Operations Summary"
1523:Lafayette Escadrille
1435:, Commanding Officer
1259:Livingston G. Irving
1237:Capt. Dudley L. Hill
1176:Capt. Phelps Collins
1091:Silver Star Citation
750:American Rest Camp,
720:Overseas transport:
650:Fourth Army (France)
516:1st Lt. Frank Hunter
448:Leutnant der Reserve
367:Halifax, Nova Scotia
285:Lafayette Escadrille
2185:Greek air services
2026:People and aircraft
1340:David McK. Peterson
1215:1st Lt. John Frost♦
984:, DSC, 9 (3 shared)
977:, DSC, 5 (4 shared)
955:, DSC, 9 (2 shared)
657:Sixth Army (France)
646:Groupe de Combat 21
613:103rd Aero Squadron
590:103rd Aero Squadron
414:Groupe de Combat 21
365:joined a convoy at
273:103rd Aero Squadron
32:103rd Aero Squadron
2176:Romanian Air Corps
2161:French Air Service
2134:Royal Flying Corps
2103:Flight over Vienna
1325:1st Lt. Cord Meyer
1296:G. DeFreest Larner
1244:(Killed in action)
989:G. DeFreest Larner
968:13th Aero Squadron
964:French Air Service
780:Gengault Aerodrome
758:Issoudun Aerodrome
611:Re-designated as:
601:, 13 February 1918
597:Re-designated as:
546:occupation service
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240:French Air Service
18:103d Aero Squadron
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2624:Spanish Civil War
2588:Southern Rhodesia
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2194:Naval Air Service
2088:Bombing of cities
2071:Strategic bombing
1842:978-0-948817-54-0
1770:978-1-84908-335-5
1575:Gorrell's History
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1252:Frank O'D. Hunter
1212:(Prisoner of war)
1155:Charles J. Biddle
1145:Hobart A.H. Baker
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996:William T. Ponder
960:Charles J. Biddle
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872:11–30 April 1918
857:Champagne Sector
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678:3rd Pursuit Group
672:2nd Pursuit Group
592:on 31 August 1917
534:Frank O'D. Hunter
458:on 22 May, after
450:August Raben-led
377:outbreak, it was
309:wounded in action
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244:3rd Pursuit Group
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160:French Fourragere
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2294:World War I
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2064:and battles
1882:13 November
1860:3 September
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