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| Name: |
Edward Peck "Ted" Curtis |
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| Country: |
United States |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
United States Air Service |
| Units: |
95th Aero |
| Victories: |
6 |
| Born: |
14 January 1897 |
| Place of Birth: |
Rochester, New York, USA |
| Died: |
13 March 1987 |
| Place of Death: |
Rochester, New York, USA |
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After joining the United States Air Service in 1917, Edward Peck Curtis, the son of Mrs. G. T. Curtis of Rochester, New York, was assigned to the 95th Aero Squadron on 14 February 1918. Flying the SPAD XIII, he was credited with six victories making him the third highest scoring ace of his squadron. After the war, he was employed by the Eastman Kodak Company. Recalled to duty during World War II, he served with the United States Army Air Force, attaining the rank of Major General.
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| Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) |
| The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edward P. Curtis, First Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the region of Stenay, France, September 27, 1918. Lieutenant Curtis volunteered to perform a reconnaissance patrol of particular danger and importance 30 kilometers within the enemy's territory. He made the entire journey through a heavy antiaircraft and machine-gun fire, and flew at an extremely low altitude to secure the desired information.
General Orders No. 138, W.D., 1918 |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
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27 May 1918 |
1740 |
95th |
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Two-seater 1 |
St. Mihiel-Flirey |
| 2 |
16 Jul 1918 |
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95th |
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Two-seater 2 |
Château Thierry |
| 3 |
27 Sep 1918 |
1814 |
95th |
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Rumpler C 3 |
Montfaucon |
| 4 |
03 Oct 1918 |
1707 |
95th |
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LVG C 4 |
Dannevaux |
| 5 |
22 Oct 1918 |
1620 |
95th |
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Fokker D.VII |
Marq-Brieulles |
| 6 |
23 Oct 1918 |
1630 |
95th |
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Fokker D.VII 5 |
St. Juvain-Grande Pre |
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| 1 |
Shared with Lt A H McLanahan, Lt E Burford, Lt G F Fisher |
| 2 |
Shared with Lt Sumner Sewall |
| 3 |
Shared with Lt Harold Buckley, Lt J H Popperfuss |
| 4 |
Shared with Lt Hamilton Coolidge, Lt Edward Rickenbacker |
| 5 |
Shared with Lt Lansing Holden |
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| Books |
- American Aces of World War 1
- by Norman Franks, Harry Dempsey (Illustrator) / Paperback / Osprey Publishing (September 25, 2001)
- Over the Front
- by Norman L. R. Franks, Frank W. Bailey / Hardcover / Grub Street the Basement (May 1992)
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