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English: Lieutenant Roger Wilson Cutler, U.S. Naval Aviation Service. Son of George C. and Mary Franklin (Wilson) Cutler; was born in Brookline, Mass., Nov. 3,1889. He was educated at Volkmann's School, Brookline, and at Harvard College, graduating in 1911. He engaged in all kinds of athletics — track, football, baseball, golf, and basket-ball. He was captain of the 'Varsity crew in 1911. In 1914 he was stroke of the Union Boat Club crew at Henley, Eng. He acted as a radio operator in a naval cruise (P.S. No. 8), in Sept., 1916; and was first attached to the submarine chasers at Newport, R.I. On March 21, 1917, he enlisted in the U.S.N.R.F., and served on Submarine Patrol No. 56, until Sept. 9. He was relieved and transferred to Naval Aviation Service, Sept. 15, 1917. In Oct. and Nov., he trained at the U.S.N.A. Station, M.I.T., and during the last four weeks was appointed Squadron Commander. In Dec. and Jan., he was attached to the Naval Air Station in Hampton Roads, Va. For the next three months he was at the Naval Air Station at Pensacola, Fla.; and was commissioned Ensign on March 15, 1918. At about this time he was appointed aide to Com. Ballinger. He returned to Hampton Roads for April and May, and was commissioned Lieut. (j.g.) on May 30, 1918. He sailed overseas and was stationed at U.S.N. Air Station, Killingholme, Eng., from June to Dec., 1918. Commissioned, Lieut. Nov., 1918. In a flight over the North Sea on July 19, 1918, in Ensign Jay Scheffelin's plane, Lieut. Cutler dropped a bomb which damaged the German U-boat, with 69 of its crew (U-Boat Comes Up to Allow! Men to Smoke; Aviators Cripple Her With Bombs); the destroyers did the rest (About Time to Smoke). He was appointed Senior Squadron Commander at Killingholme Station, in Oct., 1918. Returning to America, Lieut. Cutler was assigned to inactive duty on Jan. 15, 1919, at Boston.

Identifier: NewEnglandaviatVol1Tick (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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e Naval Air Station at Pensacola, Fla.; and was commissionedEnsign on March 15, 1918. At about this time he was appointedaide to Com. Ballinger. He returned to Hampton Roads for Apriland May, and was commissioned Lieut, (j.g.) on May 30, 1918.He sailed overseas and was stationed at U.S.N. Air Station,Killingholme, Eng., from June to Dec, 1918. Commissioned,Lieut. Nov., 1918. In a flight over the North Sea on July 19, 1918, in Ensign JayScheffelins plane, Lieut. Cutler dropped a bomb which destroyedthe German U-boat 110, with 69 of its crew. He was appointedSenior Squadron Commander at Killingholme Station, in Oct., 1918.Returning to America, Lieut. Cutler was assigned to inactive dutyon Jan. 15, 1919, at Boston. Married, on Dec. 15, 1912, Leslie Bradley, of Boston. Brothers in Service — John W. Cutler, Major, U.S.A., Ordnance.Eliot C. Cutler, Major, U.S.A., Medical.George C. Cutler, Jr., Lieut, (j.g.), U.S.N.R.F., DestroyerFlotilla. Robert B. Cutler, Capt., U.S.A., Infantry. ( 398 )
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DONALD WILSON Ensign, U.S.N.R.F.C., Squadron VI, N.A.S., Pensacola,Florida Son of Rev. John M. and Helen B. Wilson, of Lexington, Mass.;was born at Hudson, Mass., July 7, 1893. He was educated in thepublic schools of Fall River and Lexington, Mass.; at PhillipsExeter Academy, and at the Browne and Nichols School, Cam-bridge. He graduated from the Buildings Course, Lowell InstituteSchool for Industrial Foremen. He attended the 1st Plattsburg Camp in 1916. On May 28, 1917,he enlisted in the 14th Regulars, Railway Engineers, at Boston.He was assigned to Camp Rockingham, N.H., for training thelatter part of June. On July 9, 1917, he was appointed Corporal,and was honorably discharged on July 24, to be enrolled inU.S.N.R.F. for Aviation Service. On Oct. 28 he was called for in-struction at M.I.T. School of Naval Aeronautics. On Jan. 20, 1918,he was sent to Pensacola, Fla., for air training, and was assignedto Squadron II, night-bombers. After qualifying as a naval avi-ator, he acted as Ins

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