Allegiance United States Name Francis Simonds Rank Lieutenant Battles and wars World War I | Battles/wars World War I Unit 147th Aero Squadron Awards French Croix de Guerre | |
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Died July 10, 1961, Naples, Florida, United States Service/branch United States Army Air Service | ||
Lieutenant Francis May Simonds (17 October 1894 – 10 July 1961) was an American World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
Biography
Captain of the football team and a member of the varsity eight in his junior year, Francis May Simonds graduated from Columbia University in 1916. Simonds was assigned to the 147th Aero Squadron on 23 February 1918. He scored five aerial victories from July through October 1918.
References
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