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English: Clarendon Waite Smith, Ensign, U.S.N.R.F. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Arthur Smith; was born at Worcester, Mass., May 16, 1893. He was educated in the public schools of Worcester and at the University of Michigan. He enlisted in the Naval Aviation Service April 10, 1918, and attended the M.I.T. Naval Aviation Ground School; he had preliminary flying training at Miami, Fla., and advanced flying at Pensacola. On Nov. 15, 1918, he was commissioned Ensign, and designated Naval Aviator, U.S.N.R.F.; he was ordered to Miami as an Instructor, and attached to the 17th Squadron. On Dec. 17, 1918, he was assigned to inactive duty. Married, April 10, 1917, Margaret Deming. Brothers in Service — Paul S. Smith, 2d Lieut., A.S., U.S.A.; Arthur Smith, Jr., Private, U.S. Coast Artillery; David H. Smith, Private, S.A.T.C.
Ralph A. Lehan, Ensign, U.S.N.R.F. Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Lehan, of Taunton, Mass.; was born in 1894. He enlisted in the U.S.N.R.F., June 12, 1917. On Dec. 23, 1917, he was commissioned Ensign. He sailed overseas, and was attached to the U.S. Naval Air Station, at Wexford, Ireland.

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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ass., May 16, 1893. He was educated in the public schools ofWorcester and at the University of Michigan. He enlisted in theNavaJ Aviation Service April 10, 1918, and attended the M.I.T.Naval Aviation Ground School; he had preliminary flying trainingat Miami, Fla., and advanced flying at Pensacola. On Nov. 15,1918, he was commissioned Ensign, and designated Naval Aviator,U.S.N.R.F.; he was ordered to Miami as an Instructor, and at-tached to the 17th Squadron. On Dec. 17, 1918, he was assignedto inactive duty. Married, April 10, 1917, Margaret Deming. Brothers in Service — Paul S. Smith, 2d Lieut., A.S., U.S.A. George Arthur Smith, Jr., Private, U.S. Coast Artillery. David H. Smith, Private, S.A.T.C. RALPH A. LEHAN Ensign, U.S.N.R.F. Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Lehan, of Taunton, Mass.; was born in1894. He enlisted in the U.S.N.R.F., June 12, 1917. On Dec. 23,1917, he was commissioned Ensign. He sailed overseas, and wasattached to the U.S. Naval Air Station, at Wexford, Ireland. ( 436 )
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ROBERT WINTHROP KNOWLES Lieutenant, U.S.N.R.F. Son of Dr. Henry M. and Helen L. (Dykes) Knowles; was bornat New Bedford, Mass., May 22, 1891. He was educated at MiltonAcademy, and Harvard College, class of 1912. He enlisted inN.R.F.C. at Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 1917, and was com-missioned Ensign. He trained at Naval Air Station, Pensacola,Fla., reporting there for duty Jan. 5, 1918. He was stationed suc-cessively at Pensacola; for temporary duty at Naval Air Station,Miami, and at Naval Air Station, Key West, Fla. He receivedNaval Aviators designation, Aug. 7, 1918, and was commissionedLieut, (j.g.) Oct. 1, 1918. On Oct. 7, 1918, he was detached fromKey West and reported for duty at the Office of Naval Operations(Aviation) in Washington, D.C., where he remained until afterthe Armistice. He was commissioned Lieut., Jan. 1, 1919, andwas placed on inactive duty April 1, 1919.Married, Oct. 25, 1913, Amy Thorp. WILLIAM GALLUP LASKEY Ensign, U.S.N.R.F. Born Jan. 2, 1895, at Chicago, 111.

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