95th Aero Squadron

95th Aero Squadron

Formed:

20 August 1917

Mobilized:

9 March 1918

Insignia:

Kicking Mule

Aces:

Victories:

Airplanes

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 95th Aero Squadron headed overseas in September 1917 and began training at Issoudun on 16 November 1917. Soon to become a part of the 1st Pursuit Group, the squadron was posted to Villeneuve on 18 February 1918 where it suffered its first casualty with the death of Captain Miller on its very first mission over the lines.

Aces

Aircraft

COs

Aerodromes

1	Lansing Holden	7
2	Sumner Sewall	7
3	Edward Curtis	6
4	Harold Buckley	5
5	James Knowles	5
6	David Peterson	0

1	Nieuport 27 05 Mar 1918
2	Nieuport 28
3	SPAD XIII

1	Capt. James E. Miller (KIA) 20 Feb 1918 - 9 Mar 1918
2	Lt. Seth Low 9 Mar 1918 - 20 Mar 1918
3	Maj. Davenport Johnson 20 Mar 1918 - 25 Jun 1918
4	Lt. John Hambleton 25 Jun 1918 - 27 Jun 1918
5	Capt. David Peterson 27 Jun 1918 - 13 Oct 1918
6	Capt. John Mitchell 13 Oct 1918 - 18 Nov 1918

1	Epiez 01 Apr 1918 - 07 Apr 1918
2	Toul 07 Apr 1918

Books

Squadron 95 (Literature and History of Aviation Series): Harold Buckley / Hardcover / Ayer Co Pub 1971