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English: Lieutenant William Penn Whitehouse, U.S.N.A.F.; Chief Pilot, U.S. Naval Am Station, Paimboeuf, France. Son of Eobert Treat and Florence (Brooks) Whitehouse; was born in Portland, Me., on Aug. 9, 1895. He graduated from Harvard College in 1917. He volunteered for Naval Aviation at the Charlestown Navy Yard on April 16, 1917, and was at once assigned to the Dirigible Training Camp at Akron, Ohio. After six months' training, he was graduated as a balloonist and Dirigible Pilot, being among the first six officers qualified for that service in America. He received his commission as Ensign on Oct. 31, and in Nov., 1917, was ordered overseas. He was stationed at Rochfort-sur-Mer, France, where he remained for two months, and from there he was transferred to Paimboeuf on the south side of the Loire River, where the largest lighter-than-air station on the coast of France was situated. There he organized the first meteorological weather bureau station for air service on the coast of France. Subsequently he was sent to England to make a special study of aviation gunnery at the leading English stations. On his return to Paimboeuf, he was detailed to patrol the coast for submarines and convoy the transports to the port of St.-Nazaire. He was one of the officers on the dirigible ordered to convoy the George Washington with President Wilson on board, into the port of Brest. He was promoted to Lieut, (j.g.) on March 29, 1918, and to Lieut, on Oct. 1, 1918. For the last four months of the war Lieut. Whitehouse was Chief Pilot at Paimboeuf. Before he left for the U.S., he was appointed to compile the history of all the American Naval Air Stations in France. Lieut. Whitehouse was given his inactive service papers at the U.S.N. Air Station, Bay Shore, N.Y., on March 28, 1919. Brother in Service — Robert Treat Whitehouse, Jr., Ensign, U.S.N.R.F.C., U.S.N. Air Station, Le Croisic, France.

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
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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rganized the first meteorological weather bureau station for airservice on the coast of France. Subsequently he was sent to Englandto make a special study of aviation gunnery at the leading Englishstations. On his return to Paimboeuf, he was detailed to patrol thecoast for submarines and convoy the transports to the port of St.-Nazaire. He was one of the officers on the dirigible ordered to con-voy the George Washington with President Wilson on board, intothe port of Brest. He was promoted to Lieut, (j.g.) on March 29,1918, and to Lieut, on Oct. 1, 1918. For the last four months of thewar Lieut. Whitehouse was Chief Pilot at Paimboeuf. Before heleft for the U.S., he was appointed to compile the history of all theAmerican Naval Air Stations in France. Lieut. Whitehouse was given his inactive service papers at theU.S.N. Air Station, Bay Shore, N.Y., on March 28, 1919. Brother in Service —Robert Treat Whitehouse, Jr., Ensign, U.S.N.R.F.C., U.S.N.Air Station, Le Croisic, France. ( 302 )
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ROBERT TREAT WHITEHOUSE, Jr. Ensign, U.S.N.R.F.C., U.S.N. Am Station, Le Croisic, France Son of Robert Treat and Florence (Brooks) Whitehouse; was bornat Portland, Me., Jan. 10, 1897. He was educated at Phillips ExeterAcademy, and at Harvard College. At college he was a member ofthe 1919 cross-country team, and belonged to the Harvard R.O.T.C.During his sophomore year he enlisted at Newport, R.I., on May 11, 1917, in the U.S. Naval Reserve, for active duty on patrol boats.On Oct. 1, 1917, he was transferred to Naval Aviation, and assignedto the Ground School, M.I.T., with Flight 6. On Dec. 1, 1917, hewas sent to the Naval Air Station, at Hampton Roads, Va., forflying instruction. He was later ordered to Pensacola, Fla., forfurther training. He was commissioned Ensign, N.R.F.C., on Feb. 12, 1918, andsailed overseas in March. He was then assigned to the Naval AirStation at Moutchic-Lacanau, France, for a four months course onseaplane piloting and bombing. Subsequently he was transferred

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