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After the armistice, the AEF was very slow in returning its forces to the United States. The squadron remained at Toul with IV Corps
Observation Group until this one was assigned to Third Army in Germany, 135 Squadron leaving for Tours, with 2nd Aviation Instruction Center. It stayed in Tours until
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Smuggling back the dogs aboard a ship taking him back to the US at the end of the war, eventually Rin Tin Tin was discovered by
Hollywood filmmakers by his ability to leap great heights at a dog show. When he died in 1932, Lee Duncan took Rin Tin Tin's body back to France, where he had him buried
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dogs. The only dogs left alive in the kennel were a starving mother with a litter of five nursing puppies, their eyes still shut because they were less than a week old. Duncan rescued the dogs and brought them back to the 135th Aero
Squadron. He kept a male and a female. He felt that these two dogs
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From Toul, mission of the most perilous nature were undertaken under difficult circumstances; however, the pilots and observers of the squadron continued to provide excellent results. Besides the work of observation and photography, the 135th made a number of bombing missions, carrying twenty pound
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September, with the squadron being shifted from one division to another, providing the commanders operational intelligence and reconnaissance photography. On 30 September, the squadron, along with the IV Corps Observation Group, moved to
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Artillery, providing adjustments to the artillery as required. On the day of the attack, rain was falling and the clouds were unusually low. However operations commenced with 2d Lieutenant Bowyer as pilot and 1st Lieutenant Johnson as the observer. Due to the aircraft having
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The first combat with enemy aircraft took place on 16 August during a photographic mission across the lines. While the observer was taking photographs, the plane was attacked by a German aircraft. In the combat that ensued, the pilot was wounded three times in the leg and the aircraft fuel line was
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Rockwell Field, the 135th was alerted for overseas service. After a short period, orders were received on 25 November and the squadron boarded a train bound for the Aviation Concentration Center, Long Island, New York. The squadron arrived on 1 December and was
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and after a delay, left for
England. The overseas voyage was uneventful with the exception that the ship was diverted to arrive in Glasgow, Scotland, arriving on 31 December. Upon arrival, the squadron was sent by train south to Winchester, England, arriving on 1 December 1918.
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to fly very low, and through the
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severed by a bullet causing the engine to stall. It was only the skillful piloting of the wounded pilot who managed to make an un-powered glide back across the lines. For his actions, the pilot was awarded a
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and South Carlton, the last arriving on 8 January. Training with the RFC continued until the end of June, and the squadron was re-assembled at Winchester on the 24th. Movement was made to France, arriving at
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sent to Hazelhurtst Field (#2). The men, almost all being from southern California, were not used to the cold, damp weather and several became sick. On 16 December, the squadron boarded the RMS
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sector of the Western Front in France, providing battlefield intelligence. In combat, the 135th was the first Air Service unit equipped with the all American made
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on 28 June. From the staging area at Le Havre, the squadron boarded French railway cars and moved south to the American 3d Air Instructional Center at
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and Nanette after a pair of good luck charms called Rintintin and Nénette that French children often gave to the American soldiers.
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aeroplane- brought down a German observation balloon.
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986:Lt. Perry H. Aldrich, DSC, 1 aerial victory (KIA)
657:Aviation Concentration Center, 1–18 December 1918
267:in October 1918 for a planned offensive drive on
1011:Lt. Percival G. Hart, DSC, SSC, 1 aerial victory
290:unit which holds its lineage and history is the
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603:in a Paris cemetery, the country of his birth.
227:Western Front, France: 28 July-11 November 1918
595:were symbols of his good luck. He called them
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416:135th Aero Squadron Dayton-Wright DH-4 No 4
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566:in 1921, being re-designated as the
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2059:Air & Space Forces Association
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105:American Expeditionary Forces
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1021:Lt. Guy E. Morse, DSC, (KIA)
910:Combat sectors and campaigns
839:Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome
779:, Scotland, 31 December 1917
555:and supported Army units at
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442:Distinguished Service Cross
273:1918 Armistice with Germany
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841:, France, 10 February 1919
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637:22d Squadron (Observation)
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160:135th Aero Squadron Emblem
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241:unit that fought on the
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989:Lt. William Belzer, DSC
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1920:Awards and decorations
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1546:Direct Reporting Units
1281:Orlean, Susan (2011).
1098:public domain material
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146:Capt. Ray C Bridgeman
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2287:Greek air services
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614:135th Aero Squadron
502:168th Aero Squadron
340:Training in England
235:135th Aero Squadron
21:135th Aero Squadron
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1902:Fitness Assessment
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1563:USAF Academy
1452:2020–present
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2166:and battles
2044:Honor Guard
2005:Core Values
1949:History and
1307:Rin Tin Tin
1040:Rin Tin Tin
1029:Silver Star
644:Assignments
597:Rin Tin Tin
574:Rin Tin Tin
449:Bouconville
384:, built by
247:World War I
185:, 1918–1919
130:World War I
120:Engagements
112:Nickname(s)
34:Rin Tin Tin
2361:Categories
2135:Commanders
1951:traditions
1870:Training:
1714:Nineteenth
1709:Eighteenth
1378:Leadership
1087:References
878:Flight at
867:Post Field
783:Winchester
766:RMS Orduna
742:California
584:Lee Duncan
559:, Kansas.
545:Post Field
388:and using
350:Waddington
260:aircraft.
220:Operations
143:commanders
136:Commanders
2164:Campaigns
2155:Zeppelins
1930:Equipment
1913:equipment
1844:RED HORSE
1804:Personnel
1761:Squadrons
1719:Twentieth
1704:Sixteenth
1699:Fifteenth
1507:Structure
1447:2010–2019
1442:2000–2009
1437:1940–1959
1402:Air Staff
1178:29 August
553:Fort Sill
2183:Cuxhaven
2078:Category
2020:Memorial
1940:Uniforms
1935:Aircraft
1822:enlisted
1812:officers
1797:training
1684:Eleventh
1515:Commands
1070:See also
917:Streamer
871:Oklahoma
861:New York
851:Bordeaux
799:Le Havre
727:Stations
534:Bordeaux
498:Chambley
434:shrapnel
359:Le Havre
354:Scampton
155:Insignia
95:Squadron
2215:Battles
1958:History
1689:Twelfth
1664:Seventh
1522:Reserve
1062:; KIA:
1058:; SSC:
895:Alabama
845:Tresses
777:Glasgow
607:Lineage
530:Tresses
484:, near
311:Origins
306:History
245:during
191:Trainer
141:Notable
50:Country
2178:German
2015:Symbol
1925:Badges
1817:cadets
1749:Groups
1669:Eighth
1654:Fourth
1644:Second
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926:Notes
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884:Kansas
718:
588:Flirey
333:Orduna
237:was a
203:, 1917
198:, 1917
68:Branch
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42:Active
1808:Rank
1737:Wings
1679:Tenth
1674:Ninth
1659:Fifth
1649:Third
1639:First
1616:PACAF
1606:AFSOC
1591:AFGSC
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923:Dates
426:Nancy
107:(AEF)
2140:Aces
2010:Flag
1897:SERE
1601:AFRC
1596:AFMC
1586:AETC
1287:ISBN
1232:ISBN
1180:2013
1151:D.C.
486:Toul
323:and
269:Metz
233:The
91:Size
83:Role
1766:ANG
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