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People from Richland County, Illinois: Christian F. Schilt, Bruce Mendenhall, Joel Minnick Longenecker, James Armsey, Gilbert L. Laws

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Description:Chapters: Christian F. Schilt, Bruce Mendenhall, Joel Minnick Longenecker, James Armsey, Gilbert L. Laws. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Christian Frank Schilt (March 19, 1895-January 8, 1987) was one of the first Marine Corps aviators and a recipient of the United States highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. He received the Medal for using his biplane to evacuate wounded Marines under fire in Nicaragua. In addition to his actions in Nicaragua he saw action in World War I, World War II, the Haitian and Nicaraguan campaigns and the Korean War. He retired after nearly 40 years of active service and was promoted to the rank of four-star general at retirement. Christian Frank Schilt was born March 19, 1895, in Richland County, Illinois, and after attending Rose Polytechnic Institute in Terre Haute, Indiana, he enlisted in the Marine Corps June 23, 1917. As an enlisted man he served at Ponta Delgada, in the Azores, with the 1st Marine Aeronautical Company, a seaplane squadron assigned to anti-submarine patrol. This was the first organized American air unit of any service to go overseas during World War I. Returning to the United States as a corporal, he entered flight training at the Marine Flying Field, Miami, Florida. He was designated an aviator June 5, 1919, and commissioned a second lieutenant five days later. That October, he began his first tour of expeditionary duty as a member of Squadron "D," Marine Air Forces, 2nd Provisional Brigade, in Santo Domingo. He returned to the United States in February 1920, to enter the Marine Officers Training School, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Completing the course in August 1920, he went overseas again the following month, joining squadron "E" of Marine Aviation Forces, 1st Provision...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=152360We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with People from Richland County, Illinois: Christian F. Schilt, Bruce Mendenhall, Joel Minnick Longenecker, James Armsey, Gilbert L. Laws. To get started finding People from Richland County, Illinois: Christian F. Schilt, Bruce Mendenhall, Joel Minnick Longenecker, James Armsey, Gilbert L. Laws, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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2010
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People from Richland County, Illinois: Christian F. Schilt, Bruce Mendenhall, Joel Minnick Longenecker, James Armsey, Gilbert L. Laws

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Description: Chapters: Christian F. Schilt, Bruce Mendenhall, Joel Minnick Longenecker, James Armsey, Gilbert L. Laws. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Christian Frank Schilt (March 19, 1895-January 8, 1987) was one of the first Marine Corps aviators and a recipient of the United States highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. He received the Medal for using his biplane to evacuate wounded Marines under fire in Nicaragua. In addition to his actions in Nicaragua he saw action in World War I, World War II, the Haitian and Nicaraguan campaigns and the Korean War. He retired after nearly 40 years of active service and was promoted to the rank of four-star general at retirement. Christian Frank Schilt was born March 19, 1895, in Richland County, Illinois, and after attending Rose Polytechnic Institute in Terre Haute, Indiana, he enlisted in the Marine Corps June 23, 1917. As an enlisted man he served at Ponta Delgada, in the Azores, with the 1st Marine Aeronautical Company, a seaplane squadron assigned to anti-submarine patrol. This was the first organized American air unit of any service to go overseas during World War I. Returning to the United States as a corporal, he entered flight training at the Marine Flying Field, Miami, Florida. He was designated an aviator June 5, 1919, and commissioned a second lieutenant five days later. That October, he began his first tour of expeditionary duty as a member of Squadron "D," Marine Air Forces, 2nd Provisional Brigade, in Santo Domingo. He returned to the United States in February 1920, to enter the Marine Officers Training School, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Completing the course in August 1920, he went overseas again the following month, joining squadron "E" of Marine Aviation Forces, 1st Provision...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=152360We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with People from Richland County, Illinois: Christian F. Schilt, Bruce Mendenhall, Joel Minnick Longenecker, James Armsey, Gilbert L. Laws. To get started finding People from Richland County, Illinois: Christian F. Schilt, Bruce Mendenhall, Joel Minnick Longenecker, James Armsey, Gilbert L. Laws, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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2010
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