Name: Charles Gossage Grey Country: United States Rank: Captain Services: French Air Service United States Air Service Squadrons: Spa93 (FAS) 213th Aero (USAS) Victories: 5 Born: 20 June 1894 Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois Died: March 1987 Place of Death: Palm Beach, California Notes Grey joined the Lafayette Flying Corps on 17 June 1917. After serving with Spa93, he transferred to the United States Air Service on 13 March 1918. On 1 August 1918, Grey was assigned to the 213th Pursuit Squadron as a flight commander. The only ace to serve in this squadron, he scored five confirmed victories while flying the SPAD S.XIII. Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) "For extraordinary heroism in action near Montmedy, France, 4 November 1918. While leading a patrol of three machines, Captain Grey observed a formation of our bombing planes hard-pressed by twelve of the enemy. He attacked the leading enemy machine without hesitation, thereby attracting the enemy's fire and allowing the bombing machines to escape undamaged." DSC citation Aces ╖ Aircraft ╖ Books ╖ Chat ╖ Forum ╖ Guests ╖ Links ╖ Medals ╖ News ╖ Search ╖ Vote Copyright ⌐ 1997,1998 The Aerodrome Page revised on 03 May 1998