Sgt. Grit – Talk about the ‘Old Corps’! This is a picture of the 1st Aeronautics Company stationed in the Azores Islands in World War I. It was the first US Military Aviation company to serve outside the continental US. They hunted for, but did not find, German submarines. The Commanding Officer was Major Evans. He flew the sea plane in a loop, a feat thought impossible at the time and he received a Congressional Medal. The Executive Officer was Major Brewster (Brewster Buffalo fame). My dad was a mechanic who signed up “for the duration of the war” in Philadelphia, PA in 1917. Major Evans’ medal and the original photograph reside in the US Marine Corps Museum in Quantico, VA.
Jeff Barker, LCpl USMC 1961-1964
Love our history. Thanks for the picture. I was mostly in Vietnam during your service time.
John Skoufis, Cpl, 1960 – 1965. Section 2 Sniper/Scout