Croix De Guerre (With Gilt Star)

Burger, Valentine J., 2nd Lieutenant; Cassady, Thomas G., 1st Lieutenant; Coleman, Thomas F., 2nd Lieutenant; Conover, Harvey, 1st Lieutenant; Hill, Raymond C., 1st Lieutenant; MacCormick, Russel, 1st Lieutenant; McCormick, Russell C., 1st Lieutenant; Plummer, Charles W., 2nd Lieutenant; Ponder, William T., 1st Lieutenant; Rancourt, John I., 1st Lieutenant; Schauffler, William G., Major.

Croix De Guerre (With Silver Star)

Evans, Floyd E., 1st Lieutenant; Green, Adwin M., 1st Lieutenant; Green, Paul M., 1st Lieutenant; Merrill, Harold W., 1st Lieutenant; Rhodes, Carlyle, 1st Lieutenant.

Croix De Guerre (With Bronze Star)

Chambers, Reed, Captain; Grier, Alexander, 2nd Lieutenant; Hill, Robert E., 1st Lieutenant; Lindsey, Leon M., 1st Lieutenant; Llewellyn, Frank Albert, 1st Lieutenant; Noel, Roland Hall, 2nd Lieutenant; Noyes, Stephen H., 1st Lieutenant; Osgood, James, Captain; Rotharmel, Kennets, 2nd Lieutenant; Snook, Walter B., Captain; Thompson, Clifton, 2nd Lieutenant; Tompkins, Clarence B., 1st Lieutenant; Baker, James C., Sergeant.

Croix De Guerre

Abernathy, T. J., 2nd Lieutenant; Allport, E. H., 2nd Lieutenant; Baer, P. F., 1st Lieutenant; Barneby, W. V., 1st Lieutenant; Baucham, J. H., 2nd Lieutenant; Biddle, Charles J., Captain; Bird, L. S., 2nd Lieutenant; Butler, W. O., Captain; Campbell, D., 1st Lieutenant; Chapman, C. W., 2nd Lieutenant; Connelly, J. A., Sergeant; Coyle, A. J., 1st Lieutenant; Culbert, K. P., 2nd Lieutenant; Fleet, C. C., 1st Lieutenant; Ford, C. W., 1st Lieutenant; Garside, R., 1st Lieutenant; Giroux, E., 1st Lieutenant; Hall, J. N., Captain; Howell, S. I., 1st Lieutenant; Hunter, F. O'D., 1st Lieutenant; Jones, A. H., 1st Lieutenant; Jones, H., Sergeant; Jones, H., 1st Lieutenant; Jones, M., 1st Lieutenant; Kerwood, C. W., Sergeant; Kingsolving, C., 1st Lieutenant; Kyle, G. M., 1st Lieutenant; Larner, G. DeF., 1st Lieutenant; Lehr, M., Sergeant; Meissner, J. A., 1st Lieutenant; Merrick, C. I., 1st Lieutenant; Meyers, P., 2nd Lieutenant; Moore, R. L., 1st Lieutenant; Murphy, L. M., 1st Lieutenant; O'Neill, R. A., 1st Lieutenant; Ovington, C. L., 1st Lieutenant; Peterson, D. McK., Captain; Pollock, G., Corporal; Porter, C. P., 2nd Lieutenant; Porter, K. L., 2nd Lieutenant; Powell, C. R., 1st Lieutenant; Raible, J. C., Jr., 1st Lieutenant; Rand, R. R., Sergeant; Rheno, W. D., Corporal; Rickenbacker, E. V., Captain; Royce, R., Major; Sedgwick, M. A., 2nd Lieutenant; Seymour, M., 1st Lieutenant; Simon, K. C., Jr., 1st Lieutenant; Sinclaire, R., Sergeant; Stone, D., Corporal; Thaw, William, Major; Turnure, G. E., 1st Lieutenant; Urband, E. M., 1st Lieutenant; Wallace, J. E., 1st Lieutenant; Wass, W., Corporal; Wilcox, C. H., 1st Lieutenant; Winslow, A., 2nd Lieutenant; Wilson, J. V., 1st Lieutenant; Woodward, H., Corporal; Marr, Kenneth, Major.

Medaille Militaire

Connelly, J. A., Sergeant.

Fourragere

Thaw, William, Lieutenant-Colonel; Soubiran, R., Major; Hill, Dudley, Captain; Bridgman, R. C., Captain; Rockwell, Robert, Captain; Jones, Henry, 1st

Lieutenant; Dolan, Chas. H., Jr., 1st Lieutenant; Dugan, William E., 1st Lieutenant.

Hartney, Harold E., Lieutenant-Colonel; Bahl, James L., 1st Lieutenant.

Officer of the Crown of Italy

Glendinning, Robert, Major.

Knight of the Crown of Italy

Fleishman, Charles M., Captain; Maquire, Frank H., Captain; Bongiorno, Philip, Captain; Spalding, Albert, 1st Lieutenant; Kiel, O. B., Captain (M. C.) (Attached).

Italian War Cross

La Guardia, Fiorello H., Major; Bahl, James L., 1st Lieutenant; Baldwin, Raymond P., 1st Lieutenant; Beach, Arthur H., 1st Lieutenant; Bevin, Allen W., 1st Lieutenant; Bogart, Gilbert P., 1st Lieutenant; Clement, Arthur F., 1st Lieutenant; Cochran, William G., 2nd Lieutenant; Coleman, De Witt, 1st Lieutenant; Collins, Kenneth G., 1st Lieutenant; Craig, Alexander M., 1st Lieutenant; Dodds, Herbert C., 1st Lieutenant; Donnan, Edmund A., 1st Lieutenant; Downs, Norton, Jr., 1st Lieutenant; Farquhar, Arthur D., 1st Lieutenant; Finkenstaedt, Harry S., 1st Lieutenant; Fitch, Willis S., 1st Lieutenant; Frost, Donald G., 1st Lieutenant; Frost, William O., 1st Lieutenant; Galehouse, Ira W., 1st Lieutenant; Hanley, James P., 1st Lieutenant; Hart, Spencer L., 2nd Lieutenant; Hering, George C., 1st Lieutenant; Hoggson, Wallace, 1st Lieutenant; Johnson, Gosta, N., 1st Lieutenant; Kennedy, James H., 2nd Lieutenant; Kiley, LeRoy D., 1st Lieutenant; Krueger, Herman F., 1st Lieutenant; MacGilvary, Paton, 1st Lieutenant; Mitchell, Oble H., 1st Lieutenant; Park, John, 1st Lieutenant; Potthoff, William H., 1st Lieutenant; Russell, Aubrey G., 1st Lieutenant; Shelton, William D., 1st Lieutenant; Sweetser, Norman, 1st Lieutenant; Terry, Norman, 2nd Lieutenant; Watchorn, Emery E., 1st Lieutenant; Weyenhauser, Frederick K., 1st Lieutenant; Wheeler, George W., 1st Lieutenant; Wilson, Alfred S., 1st Lieutenant; Wilson, Warren S., 1st Lieutenant.

Rumanian Decorations
Crown of Rumania

Rea, William, 2nd Lieutenant; Shaw, Alfred P., 2nd Lieutenant.

A complete list of awards for bravery and conspicuous service in Naval Aviation has not yet been announced. A preliminary list, as given to the press, stated that

the Congressional Medal had been given to Lieutenant Talbot, and Gunnery Sergeant Robinson, attached to the First Marine Aviation Force in France.

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GROUND COURSES AND FLYING SCHOOLS

(A) GROUND COURSES

COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES, OFFERING PRACTICAL OR THEORETICAL COURSES IN AERONAUTICS

SHEFFIELD SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL OF YALE New Haven, Connecticut.

UNIVERSITY

(B) CIVILIAN FLYING SCHOOLS

The following civilian flying schools are maintained by members of the Manufacturers Aircraft Association. Full information may be had by addressing the plants named:

Instruction is offered in land and water-machine flying.

Name

DAYTON-WRIGHT AIRPLANE COMPANY
GALLAUDET AIRCRAFT CORPORATION

Gallaudet Aviation School, Inc.
East Greenwich, Rhode Island.
GLENN L. MARTIN COMPANY

WEST VIRGINIA AIRCRAFT COMPANY

Schools at Princeton, New Jersey,

and Daytona, Florida.

Address

Dayton, Ohio.

30 East 42nd Street, New York, New York.

Cleveland, Ohio.

Wheeling, West Virginia.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, maintains a school for balloons and dirigibles.

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1 Total cost operation

Cost per mile, average

$42,800.69 $33,815.90 $41,267.03 $42,304.70 $160,188.32

Cost per ton-mile

1 Costs include: Gas, grease and oil, office force, operation of motorcycles and trucks; rent, light, fuel, power, telephone and water; miscellaneous, pilots, mechanics and helpers, repairs and accessories, interest on investment, departmental overhead charge.

2 Obtained by dividing miles flown into, total cost of operation.

3 Increased average cost per mile on quarters October 1st to December 31st, 1918, and January 1st to March 31st, 1919, is due to laying out fields, experimental work, etc.

4 Of these, one was a fatality which resulted from an applicant endeavoring to demonstrate his ability to fly one of the air mail 'planes.

5 Number of planes operated April 1st to June 30th, 1919, include 'planes on New YorkCleveland run, working out a schedule, etc. Route was not established officially until July 1st, 1919.

1 Costs include: Gas, Grease and Oil, Office Force, Operation of Motorcycles and Trucks; Rent, Light, Fuel, Power, Telephone and Water: Miscellaneous, Pilots, Mechanics and Helpers, Repairs and Accessories, Interest on Investment, Departmental Overhead Charge.