Record #:

36478

Author(s):

Cross, Jerry L.

Abstract:

The author gives the story of Kiffin Yates Rockwell, of Asheville who was the first American to volunteer for French service in WWI. He was a part of the American Escadrille (squadron of pilots) and was the first member of his unit and the first American pilot to shoot down an enemy plane.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 32 Issue 2, Spring 1993, p6-8, il

Subject(s):

Rockwell, Kiffin Yates, 1892-1916; Asheville--History; North Carolina--World War I--People