Name: Francis May Simonds Country: United States Rank: Lieutenant Service: United States Air Service Squadrons: 147th Aero Victories: 5 Born: 17 Oct 1894 Place of Birth: Flushing, New York Died: 10 July 1961 Place of Death: Naples, Florida Notes Flying the SPAD S.XIII, Simonds was one of five airmen to become an ace while serving with the 147th Pursuit Squadron under James Meissner. Croix de Guerre "An excellent pilot who has always shown great courage and an absolute scorn for danger. On 2 July 1918, being on a patrol of seven planes, he continued a hard fight although both his machine guns jammed. On 16 July 1918, he attacked three enemy planes, brought down one, forced another to land and put the third to flight." General Order No. 12.027, GHQ French Armies of the East, 29 November 1918 Aces ╖ Aircraft ╖ Books ╖ Chat ╖ Forum ╖ Guests ╖ Links ╖ Medals ╖ News ╖ Search ╖ Vote Copyright ⌐ 1997,1998 The Aerodrome Page revised on 18 Nov 1997