History of WW1 US95th
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When the United States declared war against Germany on Aril 6,
1917, the U.S. Army only had 131 Air Officers, of which only 56 were
rated as fliers.
Kicking Mules
US95th
Aero Squadron
"Kicking Mules"
First to the Front
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 Flying Cross, Distinguished Flying 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 Flying 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 Flying 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 Flying Cross, Distinguished Flying 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 Flying 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 Flying Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster
Born - October 8, 1896 Brooklyn, New York
Died - November 13, 1938 near Sparta, Tennessee