Wendel Archibald Robertson

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Wendel Archibald Robertson

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Lieutenant Wendel Archibald Robertson, 139th Aero Squadron, Souilly Aerodrome, France, 1918
Born(1894-05-07)May 7, 1894
Died March 11, 1963(1963-03-11) (aged 68)
BuriedForest Park Cemetery, Fort Smith, Arkansas
AllegianceFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Service/branch Air Service, United States Army
Unit

Air Service, United States Army

Battles/wars World War I Victory Medal ribbon.svg   World War I

Wendel Archibald Robertson (7 May 1894 – 3 November 1963) was an American pursuit pilot and a flying ace in World War I. [1]

Flying ace Distinction given to fighter pilots

A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more.

World War I 1914–1918 global war originating in Europe

World War I, also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. Contemporaneously described as "the war to end all wars", it led to the mobilisation of more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, making it one of the largest wars in history. It is also one of the deadliest conflicts in history, with an estimated nine million combatants and seven million civilian deaths as a direct result of the war, while resulting genocides and the 1918 influenza pandemic caused another 50 to 100 million deaths worldwide.

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Biography

Born in Guthrie, Oklahoma, he joined the Air Service, United States Army in 1917 during World War I. After pilot training in the United States, Lieutenant Robertson was assigned to the 139th Aero Squadron, 2d Pursuit Group, First Army Air Service. In combat over the Western Front in France, Lieutenant Robertson was credited with shares in seven victories. [1]

Guthrie, Oklahoma City in Oklahoma, United States

Guthrie is a city and county seat in Logan County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City Metroplex. The population was 10,191 at the 2010 census, a 2.7 percent increase from the 9,925 at the 2000 census.

139th Aero Squadron

The 139th Aero Squadron was an Air Service, United States Army unit that fought on the Western Front during World War I.

He attended Yale University and graduated on June 23rd, 1915 (Bachelors of Art)

He died on 3 November 1963 and was buried at Fort Smith, Arkansas. [1]

Fort Smith, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Fort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 86,209. With an estimated population of 88,037 in 2017, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents that encompasses the Arkansas counties of Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian, and the Oklahoma counties of Le Flore and Sequoyah.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Franks (1992) Over the Front: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914-1918 , Grub Street the Basement; First edition (May 1992), ISBN   0948817542
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