Name: Ralph Ambrose O'Neill Country: United States Rank: Lieutenant Service: United States Air Service Squadrons: 147th Aero Victories: 5 Born: 7 December 1898 Place of Birth: San Francisco, California Died: 23 December 1980 Place of Death: Redwood City, California Notes O'Neill entered the United States Air Service in August 1917. In 1918, he was assigned to the 147th Aero Squadron, flying the SPAD S.XIII. After the war, he returned to the United States and began a career in civil aviation. His book, entitled "A Dream of Eagles," was published in 1973. Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) "For extraordinary heroism in action near Chateau Thierry, France, 2 July 1918, Lt. O'Neill and four other pilots attacked twelve enemy battle planes. In a violent battle within the enemy's lines, they brought down three German planes, one of which was credited to Lt. O'Neill." DSC citation Aces ╖ Aircraft ╖ Books ╖ Chat ╖ Forum ╖ Guests ╖ Links ╖ Medals ╖ News ╖ Search ╖ Vote Copyright ⌐ 1997,1998 The Aerodrome Page revised on 18 Nov 1997