Major David McKelvey Peterson was a 1915 Lehigh University graduate who became a World War I flying ace. He achieved six aerial victories, one of which was earned in the Lafayette Escadrille; five were officially credited during his tenure with the United States Army Air Service.
Lieutenant Harold Koch Boysen was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
Captain Harold Robert Buckley was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
First Lieutenant Charles Rudolph d'Olive was a World War I flying ace, credited with five aerial victories. He was the last World War I aviator to be declared an ace, in 1963.
Lieutenant George Willard Furlow (1893–1959) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
Lieutenant James Knowles Jr. (1896–1971) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. He was one of the final aces in the war.
Lieutenant Kenneth Lee Porter was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
Lieutenant Francis May Simonds was an American World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
Lieutenant James Dudley Beane was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.
Lieutenant Edgar Gardner Tobin was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.
Lieutenant Jesse Orin Creech was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories. He shot down the final victory of the war for his squadron.
Captain Gorman DeFreest Larner was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.
Lieutenant Wilbert Wallace White was an American World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories. He was recommended for the Medal of Honor for his self-sacrifice.
Brigadier General Martinus Stenseth began his career in the Minnesota National Guard in June 1916, before the United States entered World War I. He remained in the military as a professional soldier, rising to the rank of brigadier general.
Lieutenant Clinton Leonard Jones, Jr. was an American World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.
Lieutenant Eugene Seeley Coler (1896-1953) was an American World War I flying ace who served in the British Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force. He was credited with 16 aerial victories.
Captain Oren John Rose, usually referred to as O. J. Rose was a World War I flying ace credited with 16 aerial victories.
Captain James William Pearson was an American World War I flying ace credited with twelve aerial victories while flying for the British Royal Air Force.
Lieutenant William Portwood Erwin was an American World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories. On 19 August 1927, he disappeared during the Dole Air Race from Oakland, California to Hawaii.
Lieutenant Kenneth Russell Unger was an American World War I flying ace credited with fourteen aerial victories. His candidacy rejected by his own nation, Unger applied to the British Royal Flying Corps for military pilot training in June 1917. Once trained, he was assigned to the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). As the RNAS was merged into the Royal Air Force, Unger scored his aerial victories between 26 June and 1 November 1918. In later life, Unger remained involved in aviation and served again during World War II. He also joined the U.S. Navy Reserves, rising to the rank of rear admiral.
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