Name: David McKelvey Peterson Country: United States Rank: Major Services: French Air Service United States Air Service Squadrons: N124 (FAS) 94th, 95th, 103rd Aero (USAS) Victories: 5 Born: Place of Birth: Died: 16 March 1919 Place of Death: Daytona Beach, Florida Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) "For extraordinary heroism in action near Luneville, France, on 3 May 1918. Leading a patrol of three, Captain Peterson encountered five enemy planes at an altitude of 3,500 meters and immediately gave battle. Notwithstanding the fact that he was attacked from all sides, this officer, by skillful maneuvering, succeeded in shooting down one of the enemy planes and dispersing the remaining four." DSC citation Aces ╖ Aircraft ╖ Books ╖ Chat ╖ Forum ╖ Guests ╖ Links ╖ Medals ╖ News ╖ Search ╖ Vote Copyright ⌐ 1997,1998 The Aerodrome Page revised on 18 Nov 1997