James Rogers McConnell
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James Rogers McConnell flew as an aviator during World War I in the Lafayette Escadrille and authored Flying for France. He was the first of sixty-four University of Virginia students to die in battle during that War. Wikipedia
Born: March 14, 1887, Chicago, IL
Died: March 19, 1917 (age 30 years), Somme, France
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Dissatisfied with his field of service and believing that America needed to do more in the war against Germany, McConnell resigned from the Ambulance Corps and ...
Jan 11, 2024 · World War I soldier; aviator. Flew for France in Lafayette Escadrille. Killed in action, March 19, 1917. Lived 1 mi. W. ... Four North Carolinians ...
McConnell sailed for France in January, 1915, to join the American Ambulance Field Service, motivated largely by a sense of adventure. His journals and letters, ...
Victor Chapman, of New York, who after recovering from his wounds became an airplane bomb-dropper and so caught the craving to become a pilot. At about this ...
Apr 10, 2017 · McConnell was the last American of the famed Lafayette Escadrille to die in combat before the United States entered the war on April 6 of that ...
Mar 14, 2017 · One hundred years ago, an idealistic, adventure-seeking, young American named James R. McConnell was shot down in a World War I dogfight ...
The Aviator statue commemorates James Rogers McConnell, who was among the first UVA students to fight in World War I, the first of them to die, and the last ...
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James R. McConnell flew these missions as a sergeant-pilot in the American Escadrille. He received the Croix de Guerre with Palm for conspicuous bravery.
Apr 30, 2019 · In 1914, as World War I erupted across Europe, James “Mac” McConnell knew he could no longer stay on the sidelines.