WW1 Aces of the US95th Aero Squadron

David McKelvey Peterson

David McKelvey Peterson
Rank – Major
Units – Escadrille LaFayette N124 French Air Service
94th Aero, 95th Aero, 103rd Aero US Air Service
CO of the US95th Aero Squadron 6/27/1918 to 10/13/1918
Victories – 6
Awards – Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Legion of Honor, Croix de Guerre
Born – July 2, 1894 Honesdale, Pennsylvania
Died – March 16, 1919 Daytona Beach, Florida (died in flying accident)

 

Harold Robert Buckley

Harold Robert Buckley
Rank – Captain
Units – 95th Aero
Victories – 5
Awards – Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Croix de Guerre
Born – April 4, 1896 Westfield, Massachusetts
Died – June 13, 1958 Rigby, Idaho

 

 

Edward “Ted” Peck Curtis, Sr.

Edward “Ted” Peck Curtis, Sr.
Rank – 1st Lieutenant
Units – 95th Aero
Victories – 6
Awards – Distinguished Service Cross, Croix de Guerre
Born – January 14, 1897 Rochester, New York
Died – March 13, 1987 Rochester, New York

 

 

 

Sumner Sewall

Sumner Sewall
Rank – 1st Lieutenant
Units – 95th Aero
Victories – 7
Awards – Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Legion of Honor, Cross of Leopold, Croix de Guerre
Born – June 17, 1897 Bath, Maine
Died – January 25, 1965 Bath, Maine

 

 

James Knowles, Jr.

James Knowles, Jr.
Rank – 1st Lieutenant
Units – 95th Aero
Victories – 5
Awards – Distinguished Service Cross, Croix de Guerre
Born – December 27, 1896 Cincinnati, Ohio
Died – February 21, 1971 St. Louis, Missouri

 

 

 

Lansing “Denny” Colton Holden, Jr.

Lansing “Denny” Colton Holden, Jr.
Rank – 1st Lieutenant
Units – 95th Aero
Victories – 7
Awards – Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster
Born – October 8, 1896 Brooklyn, New York
Died – November 13, 1938 near Sparta, Tennessee