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Lieutenant Francis May Simonds (17 October 1894 – 10 July 1961) was an American World War I
flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviation, military aviator credited with shooting down a certain minimum number of enemy aircraft during aerial combat; the exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ...
credited with five aerial victories.


Biography

Captain of the football team and a member of the varsity eight in his junior year, Francis May Simonds graduated from Columbia University in 1916. Simonds was assigned to the 147th Aero Squadron on 23 February 1918. He scored five aerial victories from July through October 1918.


See also

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List of World War I flying aces from the United States The following is a list of flying aces from the United States of America who served in World War I. Overview Even before the United States entry into World War I in April 1917, many Americans volunteered to serve in the armed forces of Great B ...


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* ''American Aces of World War I.'' Norman Franks, Harry Dempsey. Osprey Publishing, 2001. , . 1894 births 1961 deaths American World War I flying aces Aviators from New York (state) People from Flushing, Queens American recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France) Columbia Lions football players Players of American football from Queens, New York Military personnel from Queens, New York {{US-mil-bio-stub