Name: Douglas Campbell Country: United States Rank: Lieutenant Service: United States Air Service Squadrons: 94th Aero Victories: 6 Born: 7 June 1896 Place of Birth: San Francisco, California Died: 16 December 1990 Place of Death: Greenwich, Connecticut Notes In April 1917, Campbell dropped out of Harvard University to enlist in the United States Air Service. After learning to fly the Curtiss JN4 "Jenny," he was assigned to the 94th Aero Squadron in France. Campbell and Alan Winslow shared credit for the 94th Aero Squadron's first official victory over an enemy aircraft. Flying the Nieuport 28, Campbell was the first United States Air Service pilot trained in the United States to score five confirmed victories. Scoring his final victory on 5 June 1918, he and James Meissner shot down a Rumpler near Nancy, but Campbell was wounded in the back by an explosive bullet and sent home to recover. Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) "For extraordinary heroism in action on 19 May 1918. Lt. Campbell attacked an enemy biplane at an altitude of 4,500 meters east of Flirey, France. He rushed in to attack but after shooting a few rounds his gun jammed. Undeterred by this accident, he maneuvered so as to protect himself, corrected the jam in mid-air and returned to the assault. After a short and violent action, the enemy plane took fire and crashed to the earth." DSC citation Aces ╖ Aircraft ╖ Books ╖ Chat ╖ Forum ╖ Guests ╖ Links ╖ Medals ╖ News ╖ Search ╖ Vote Copyright ⌐ 1997,1998 The Aerodrome Page revised on 18 Nov 1997