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James R. McConnell (James Rogers), 1887-1917
Flying for France. With the American Escadrille at Verdun.
Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1917.

KIFFIN ROCKWELL, OF ASHEVILLE, N. C.
Who was killed in an air duel over Verdun
"Kiffin was imbued with the spirit of the cause for which he fought. He said: 'I pay my part for Lafayette and Rochambeau' "
(See page 97)

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Subjects:
  • Military air pilots--American--France--1910-1920.
  • World War, 1914-1918--Casualties.
  • Rockwell, Kiffin Yates, 1892-1916.