Formed:
November 1917
Mobilized:
2 June 1918
Insignia:
Terrier
Aces:
6
Victories:
28
Airplanes
3
Balloons
Losses:
Killed in Action
(KIA)
Killed in Flying Accident
(KIFA)
Wounded in Action
(WIA)
Prisoners of War
(POW)
Formed at Kelly Field in Texas, the 147th Aero Squadron received additional training in England before being posted to Epiez in France. As part of the
1st Pursuit Group
, the squadron scored its first victory on 2 July 1918.
Aces
Aircraft
COs
Aerodromes
1
Wilbert White
8
2
James Healy
5
3
Ralph O'Neill
5
4
Kenneth Porter
6
5
Francis Simonds
5
6
James Meissner
4
1
Nieuport 27
2
Nieuport 28
3
SPAD XIII
Aug 1918
1
Maj. Geoffrey Bonnell
8 Nov 1917 - 23 Jul 1918
2
Lt. John Hambleton
23 Jul 1918 - 25 Jul 1918
3
1st Lt.
James Meissner
25 Jul 1918 - 18 Nov 1918
1
Tours
? - 20 Apr 1918
2
Epiez
20 Apr 1918 - ?
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