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| Name: | Leslie J. "Rummy" Rummell | Country: | United States | Rank: | Lieutenant | Service: | United States Air Service | Squadrons: | 93rd Aero | Victories: | 7 | Born: | 21 February 1895 | Place of Birth: | Newark, New Jersey | Died: | 2 February 1919 | | Place of Death: | France |
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| | A SPAD S.XIII pilot, Rummell served with the 93rd Pursuit Squadron at Vaucouleurs in 1918. On 12 September 1918, after scoring his first victory, he became disoriented in the clouds and was forced to crash land behind his own lines. Credited with seven victories, six of which were Fokker D.VII's, Rummell became the second highest scoring ace in the 93rd Pursuit Squadron. He died during the influenza epidemic of 1919 and is buried in the Thiacourt Cemetery, a short distance from where he scored his first victory. |
| Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) |
| "For extraordinary heroism in action in the region of Moirey, France, 29 September 1918. Lt. Rummell, leading a patrol of three planes, sighted an enemy bi-place which was protected by seven machines (Fokker type). Despite the tremendous odds, he led his patrol to the attack and destroyed the bi-place. By his superior maneuvering and leadership, four more of the enemy planes were destroyed and the remaining three retired." DSC citation |
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