CONTENTS

SOLDIERS OF THE WOODEN CROSS. By Rt. Rev. Charles Henry Brent, D.D. THE SECOND PURSUIT GROUP. By Lieutenant Earle F. Richards THE THIRD PURSUIT GROUP. By Lieutenant Chester E. Wright DETACHMENT OF FIFTEEN AVIATORS, WINGED FORCES OF THE U.S. NAVY. By Lieutenant Clifford A. Tinker LIGHTER-THAN-AIR CONSTRUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES. By Lieutenant Donald T. Hood. DAVID PUTNAM. By Richard D. Ware ABBREVIATIONS Volume I

ADAMS, JAMES GREENLEAF, First Lieutenant *ALDRICH, PERRY HENRY, First Lieutenant ALEXANDER, FRANK EMMONS, First Lieutenant ALLARD, JOHN STETSON, JR., Second Lieutenant ALVORD, LINCOLN, Second Lieutenant AMES, CHARLES BURTON, Second Lieutenant AMES, LAWRENCE COFFIN, Second Lieutenant AMORY, WALTER, First Lieutenant ANDERSON, GEORGE DANA, Lieutenant (j.g.) APPLETON, WILLIAM CHANNING, JR., Second Lieutenant ASPINWALL, GEORGE LOWELL, Second Lieutenant AYER, CARLETON SPRAGUE, Second Lieutenant BAILEY, MORRIS HALL, Lieutenant (j.g.) BAKER, GEORGE F., Ensign BAKER, JOHN HOPKINSON, First Lieutenant BAKER, THEODORE EDWARD, First Lieutenant BAKER, WILLIAM FRANK, JR., First Lieutenant BARNES, DWIGHT FLETCHER, Second Lieutenant BARNES, RAY A., First Lieutenant *BEANE JAMES DUDLEY, First Lieutenant *BEAUTON JOSEPH EMMETT, First Lieutenant BENEDICT, GEORGE W., JR., First Lieutenant BINGHAM, HIRAM, Lieutenant-Colonel BLAIR, JOHN KENT, First Lieutenant BLISS, CARLTON MERRILL, Second Lieutenant BOUTWELL, LOUIS EVANS, Second Lieutenant *BOWEN JOSEPH BROWN, Second Lieutenant BOWEN, ROBERT SIDNEY, JR., Second Lieutenant BOWMAN, MARVIN SOMERSETT, Second Lieutenant BOYNTON, ALAN HENRY, First Lieutenant BRACKETT, EDWARD TAPPAN, Second Lieutenant BREWER, ARTHUR DOUGLAS, Lieutenant BREWER, EDWARD SLOCUM, Lieutenant BRIDGMAN, HUGH, First Lieutenant BROOKS, ARTHUR RAYMOND, Captain *BROWN EDWIN ARNOLD, First Lieutenant BROWN. JOHN FREEMAN, JR., First Lieutenant BROWN, RAY BAXTER, Second Lieutenant *BROWN, STAFFORD LEIGHTON, First Lieutenant BROWN, WALDO HAYWARD, Ensign *BUCHANAN JOHN SQUIRE, SECOND, Lieutenant (j.g.) BUNDY, MAHLON COOK, Second Lieutenant BURLEIGH, LEWIS A., JR., Ensign BURNHAM, ADDISON C., JR., Ensign CABOT, GODFREY LOWELL, Lieutenant CABOT, JAMES JACKSON, First Lieutenant CABOT, THOMAS DUDLEY, Second Lieutenant CARRET, PHILIP L., First Lieutenant CAUCHON, LEO BERNARD, First Lieutenant *CHAPMAN ELWIN F., Cadet CHASE, CHESTER I., Cadet CHENEY, PHILIP L., Ensign CHURCH, GEORGE, Chief Quartermaster *CLAPP, HOWARD R., First Lieutenant CLARK, ARTHUR L., First Lieutenant CLARK, LELAND V., First Lieutenant CLARK, WILDER CRAWFORD, Second Lieutenant CLAYTON, HENRY COMYN, Ensign COHEN, HAROLD, First Lieutenant COLE, MELVIN W., First Lieutenant COMSTOCK, HERBERT FRANKLIN, Second Lieutenant CONANT, WILLIAM M., JR., Major COOLEY, RICHARD L., Lieutenant (j.g.) COOLIDGE, ROGER, First Lieutenant COPLAND, HARRY DEPEW, First Lieutenant CRAIG, JOHN W., Second Lieutenant CRAIGHEAD, PHILIP BROOKS, Second Lieutenant CRAIGIE, KARL HARROLD, Second Lieutenant CRANE, JOSHUA, JR., Lieutenant (j.g.) CRIMMIN, ROYCE B., Cadet CROCKER, FRANK WEYMAN, Ensign *CROSSCUP WOLDEMAR E., Ensign CURTIS, LAURENCE, Lieutenant CURTIS, THOMAS CARSON, Second Lieutenant CUTTS, GEORGE B., Second Lieutenant DAIGER, C. VINCENT, Second Lieutenant DANA, DUNCAN, Captain DAVIS, ALLAN NICHOLS, Second Lieutenant *DELEHANTY MICHAEL JOSEPH, Ensign DILLAWAY, MANSON MCKOWN, Second Lieutenant *DIX, ROGER S., JR., Second Lieutenant DOLE, HAROLD SANFORD, First Lieutenant DOOLIN, PAUL RICE, Second Lieutenant *DUNHAM, MARBEL LESTER, Second Lieutenant DURFEE, THOMAS, Lieutenant (j.g.) EARLY, LAWRENCE, Second Lieutenant EATON, ALBION KEITH, Lieutenant (j.g.) EDWARDS, JOHN RICHARD, JR., First Lieutenant ELLIOTT, STUART ELLIS, First Lieutenant EMERY, LELAND H., Second Lieutenant EMMONS, GEORGE BEALE, JR., Second Lieutenant ESTEY, R. NOBLE, First Lieutenant EVANS, BRICE S., Private FALLON, NUGENT, Lieutenant-Commander FALVEY, WALLACE J., Lieutenant (j.g.) FARNSWORTH, AUGUSTUS PAGE, Second Lieutenant FEARING, GEORGE RICHMOND, JR., Lieutenant-Commander FENTON, PAUL EDWIN, Second Lieutenant FERRONE, FRANK NICHOLS, Ensign FISHER, ROBERT LEWIS, Second Lieutenant FITZ GERALD, WILLIAM J., Second Lieutenant FORSTER, HENRY, Ensign FORSYTH, RALPH E., Second Lieutenant FOSS, ALDEN S., Second Lieutenant FRANCIS, JAMES DWIGHT, First Lieutenant FRANCIS, THAYER, Second Lieutenant FREEMAN, HARRY BOIT, First Lieutenant FULLER, T. J. DUNCAN, First Lieutenant FULLER, WILLARD PERRIN, Captain GALLOUPE, CHAUNCEY A., Ensign GARDINER, CHANDLER BREWER, Second Lieutenant GARDINER, CHARLES MORRIS, Ensign *GARDINER EDWARD HOOPER, Second Lieutenant GASTON, WILLIAM, Lieutenant (j.g.) GIBSON, JAMES WALLACE, First Lieutenant GIOIOSA, ERNEST A., Cadet GIROUX, ARCHIE R., Second Lieutenant *GIROUX ERNEST A., First Lieutenant GORDON, DAVID W., Second Lieutenant GOULD, RICHARD H., Second Lieutenant GOZZALDI, RICHARD DE, Second Lieutenant GRANT, PATRICK, SECOND, Flight Cadet *GRAVES, EDMUND PIKE, First Lieutenant GREELY, BENJAMIN M., JR., Ensign GREENE, GARDINER FRANK, First Lieutenant GREENOUGH, CHARLES WHITE, Lieutenant (j.g.) GROSVENOR, THEODORE PHINNEY, Lieutenant (j.g.) HALE, DAVID CLENDON, Observer HALL, GEORGE LINWOOD, Second Lieutenant HALLETT, JOSEPH C., Ensign HAMBLETON, HAROLD TOWLE, Second Lieutenant *HAMlLTON LLOYD ANDREWS, First Lieutenant HANKS, STEDMAN, Major HARRIS, HAROLD COBB, Lieutenant (j.g.) HASTINGS, EDWARD ROGERS, JR., Second Lieutenant HAWKS, HORACE G., Second Lieutenant HELLIER, EDWARD WHITTIER, First Lieutenant HELLIER, WALTER HARMON, Second Lieutenant HENDERSON, ERNEST F., JR., Lieutenant (j.g.) *HERRICK WILLIAM F., Second Lieutenant HEYWOOD, VINCENT E., First Lieutenant HODDER, JAMES ALLAN, Cadet HOLT, ARTHUR R., Ensign *HOMER, JOSEPH WARREN, JR., Ensign HOOD, DONALD T., Lieutenant HOOPES, THOMAS T., Ensign HOWE, DAVID W., First Lieutenant HOWELL, CHARLES HURD, Captain HUBBARD, EDWIN BEAUMONT, Second Lieutenant HUGHES, JOSEPH V., Second Lieutenant HURLBURT, JOHN ROGERS, Captain HYDE, RUSSELL NOYES, Lieutenant IVES, PAUL FROST, Lieutenant JARVIS, SAMUEL GARDINER, Second Lieutenant JESSE, HERMAN J., First Lieutenant KEITH, GEORGE KNOWLTON, Ensign KEITH, WILLIAM SCOTT, Second Lieutenant *KENNESON EDWARD RALPH, First Lieutenant KEOUGH, WESLEY L., Second Lieutenant KILEY, JAMES E., Second Lieutenant *KILLORIN, GEORGE W., Second Lieutenant KINDER, ROLAND H., Second Lieutenant KING, APPLETON, Flight Cadet KING, GELSTON TYLER, Second Lieutenant KIRWAN, THOMAS A., Captain KNOWLES, ROBERT WINTHROP, Lieutenant KOCH, THEODORE WILLIAM, First Lieutenant KUEHL, ADOLPH A., Second Lieutenant KULLBERG, HAROLD A., First Lieutenant LANGLEY, JOHN A., Second Lieutenant LASKEY, WILLIAM GALLUP, Ensign LAW, SIDNEY FULLER, Second Lieutenant LAWRENCE, WILLIAM BADGER, JR., Ensign LEAVITT, HENRY JOSEPH, Second Lieutenant LEEBURN, LEO J., Second Lieutenant LEHAN, RALPH A., Ensign *LINGARD ERIC, Ensign LITTLE, CHARLES E., Sergeant *LORD, ORLANDO MERRITT, Second Lieutenant LOWELL, JAMES ARNOLD, Cadet MACAULAY, A. VERNON, Second Lieutenant MACAULAY, CHARLES R., First Lieutenant MACBRIDE, EDWIN THAYER, First Lieutenant MACDONALD, DONALD, First Lieutenant MACDONALD, NEAL C., Second Lieutenant MACKAY, GEORGE H., JR., First Lieutenant MACKENZIE, CLYDE C., Second Lieutenant *MACLEISH, KENNETH, Lieutenant MACLURE, HENRY GOLDSBOROUGH, First Lieutenant *MCCORMACK, RALPH ROBY, Ensign MCLAUGHLIN, RALPH D., Second Lieutenant MCNAMARA, JOHN F., Lieutenant MAGNUSON, HENRY ALEXANDER, Cadet MAGOUN, FRANCIS PEABODY, JR., First Lieutenant MAHONEY, FRANK H., Second Lieutenant MARSCHAT, RICHARD A., Ensign MARSHALL, CHARLES CLARK, Second Lieutenant MERRILL, DONALD HERSEY, Lieutenant (j.g.) MILLER, CHARLES B., Second Lieutenant MILLER, JOHN MATTHEW, Ensign MITCHELL, ELMER LEIGHTON, Lieutenant (j.g.) MORAN, JOHN LALLEY, Second Lieutenant MORSE, CHARLES LESTER, Second Lieutenant MOSSER, PHILIP DUDLEY, Ensign MUDGE, WILLIAM FORBES, Lieutenant (j.g.) MUNKITTRICK, ROBERT J., Ensign MURPHY, DUDLEY BOWLES, Ensign MURPHY, JOHN LEWIS, Ensign *MURPHY JOSEPH GERARD, Ensign MUTHER, WALTER P., First Lieutenant NASON, CHARLES FRANCIS, Second Lieutenant NOBLE, EDWIN LAWRENCE, Second Lieutenant NORRIS, RALPH H., Lieutenant (j.g.) *OSTRIDGE CHARLES L., Lieutenant (j.g.) PACKARD, HAROLD ARTEMAS, First Lieutenant *PAGE PHILLIPS WARD, Ensign PAINE, STEPHEN, Ensign *PALMER CLYDE NORTON, Ensign PARKER, ALBERT N., Second Lieutenant *PARKER, BRADSTREET, Cadet PARKER, HAROLD WAYNE, Second Lieutenant PAYSON, JOHN BROWN, Second Lieutenant PAYSON, PHILLIPS MERRILL, First Lieutenant PERRY, WILLIAM GRAVES, Captain PETTINGELL, JOHN M., Second Lieutenant *PFAFFMANN JOHN S., Second Lieutenant PHISTER, LISPENARD BATHE, Second Lieutenant *PISHON STURGIS, First Lieutenant PLATT, WILLIAM, Ensign POWDERLY, DANIEL W., First Lieutenant POWEL, HOWARD HARE, Captain POWERS, RALPH A., Lieutenant (j.g.) PRINCE, GORDON C., Captain *PUTNAM DAVID ENDICOTT, First Lieutenant QUINN, THOMAS C., Second Lieutenant RAMSAY, HAROLD THEODORE, Cadet READ, ALBERT CUSHING, Lieutenant-Commander REECE, ROBERT H., First Lieutenant REYCROFT, HARLAN LONG, Ensign REYCROFT, WENDELL GAGE, Ensign RICE, THOMAS EMERSON PROCTOR, First Lieutenant RICHARDS, EARLE F., First Lieutenant RICHARDS, JUNIUS ALEXANDER, First Lieutenant RICHMOND, ISIDOR, Ensign RICKER, RAYMOND W. T., Second Lieutenant RILEY, HENRY I., First Lieutenant *ROGERS RALPH TUPPER, Ensign ROHRBACH, CHARLES H., Second Lieutenant ROWE, RALPH S., First Lieutenant ROWEN, HOWARD JOHN, Lieutenant (j.g.) RUDOLF, HENRY JAMES GRAY, First Lieutenant SARGENT, CARL A., Second Lieutenant SARGENT, HOWARD CROSBY, Ensign SCHERMERHORN, HORACE, Lieutenant (j.g.) SEELEY, HARRY W., First Lieutenant SHEA, LAURENCE L., Second Lieutenant SHEPHERD, RIDGLEY GARRETSON, Second Lieutenant SHUMWAY, CARL ELLIOT, Lieutenant (j.g.) SLATER, ROBERT A., Second Lieutenant SMITH, CHARLES HENRY, Second Lieutenant SMITH, CLARENDON WAITE, Ensign SMITH, SAMUEL ABBOT, Lieutenant (j.g.) *SOUTHER, HENRY, Major SPENCER, WINTHROP WHEELER, First Lieutenant "SPRAGUE, WILLIAM G., Ensign *STAFFORD, JOHN F., JR., Second Lieutenant STANLEY, HENRY TURNER, Lieutenant (j.g.) STEEDMAN, CHARLES RICHARD, Second Lieutenant *STEVENS, HENRY LENOBLE, First Lieutenant STEWART, CHARLES PRESCOTT, Ensign *STILES, ROBERT HEWINS, First Lieutenant STONE, VAN ZANDT, Lieutenant STONEMETZ, PHILIP THAYER, Ensign *SWAN, LEROY AMOS, Second Lieutenant SWIFT, HENRY, Lieutenant TARRANT, THOMAS R., Second Lieutenant *TART, EDMUND GRAHAM, First Lieutenant TERHUNE, EDWARD ANDRUS, JR., Ensign TEULON, ARTHUR PARKER, Lieutenant (j.g.) THOMAS, ERROLD BANKS, Second Lieutenant THOMPSON, WILLIS DUER, JR., Ensign TOWNSEND, RICHARD S., Lieutenant TUCK, LEON P., First Lieutenant TUTTLE, GEORGE W., Second Lieutenant TWITCHELL, ROGER THAYER, Second Lieutenant TYLEE, ARTHUR KELLAM, Lieutenant-Colonel UNDERHILL, DONALD PRINCE, First Lieutenant UNDERHILL, FRANK HOPRWELL, First Lieutenant *UPTON CHARLES HASTINGS, First Lieutenant VAN SCHAACK, JOHN JAY, First Lieutenant WARNER, FREDERICK H., JR., First Lieutenant WARREN, ALDRED K., JR., Ensign WEEDEN CHARLES F., JR., Second Lieutenant WELCH, EVERETT PRESTON, Ensign WHITEHOUSE, ROBERT TREAT, JR., Ensign WHITEHOUSE, WILLIAM PENN, SECOND, Lieutenant WHITING, GEORGE CLARKE, First Lieutenant WHITNEY, RICHARD SKINNER, JR., Second Lieutenant WHITNEY, ROBERT, First Lieutenant WHITTEN, LYMAN PERLEY, Second Lieutenant WILCOX, EDWARD MILTON, First Lieutenant WILLIS, IRAD EDMUNDS, Second Lieutenant WOODS, GEORGE BRYANT, First Lieutenant WRIGHT, CHESTER ELLIS, First Lieutenant *WYMAN, ALFRED THEODORE, Second Lieutenant YORK, PHILIP SIMMONS, Second Lieutenant