Wilson, James E.
survey sheet - handwritten

 

 

On front of survey sheet (recto):

Date of Enlistment: Aug. 16, 1917
Military Camps to which went:
* U.S. School of Military Aeronautics, at Cornell University,
* Jan. 31, 1918 to Gerstner Field, La.
* Sept. 27, 1918 - Issoudun, France.
Units to which belonged:
* 185th Aero Squadron
Date of trip overseas: Sept. 9, 1918 to Sept 20, 1918
Service there:
* Trained at Flying School at 3rd Aviation Instruction Center, Issoudun
* Attached to 185th Aero Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group, Nov. 15, 1918.
* Flight Commander, 185th A[ero]. Sq'd'n. - April, 1919
Date of return: June 28, 1919
Date of demobilization: July 8, 1919
Honors received:
* Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Air Service, May 8, 1918
& Reserve Military Aviator, same date
(over)


On back (Verso) of survey sheet:

* 185th Aero Squadron was the first and only night Pursuit squadron in
A.E.F. {American Expeditionary Force]
* Commissioned March 11, 1920,
2nd Lieutenant (Flying Status)
Signal Officer's Reserve Corps

 

 

NOTES
18.9.2 Records of Aviation Schools (U.S. National Archives. Guide to
Government Records) -- see entries relating to Cornell University
http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/018.html#18.9.2

Gerstner Field (Southwest Louisiana Historical Association)
http://www.swlahistory.org/Gerstner.htm

USA's 3rd AIC Issoudun Ceremony (American Aviators of WWI
http://www.usaww1.com/3rd-AIC-Issoudun.php4

185th Aero Squadron (Dougherty Farms.com)
http://doughertyfarms.com/tng_genealogy/tngfiles813/histories/185th%20Aero%20Squadron%20-%201st%20Pursuit.pdf

185th Aero Squadron (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/185th_Aero_Squadron