Lafayette Escadrille
The Lafayette Escadrille in July 1917 outside
their barracks at Chaudun, France
Standing, left to right:
Soubiron, Doolittle, Campbell, Persons, Bridgman, Dugan, MacMonagle, Lowell, Willis,
Jones, Peterson, and de
Maison-Rouge (French Deputy Commander)
Seated, left to right
Hill, Masson with "Soda", Thaw, Thenault (the French Commander), Lufbery with
"Whiskey", Johnson, Bigelow, and
Rockwell.
Whiskey and Soda were mascots - two Lion cubs
| PILOTS | DATES OF SERVICE |
|---|---|
| * VICTOR CHAPMAN | APRIL 20 - JUNE 23, 1916 |
| * JAMES MCCONNELL | APRIL 20, 1916 -MARCH 19, 1917 |
| * NORMAN PRINCE | APRIL 20, 1914 - OCTOBER 14, 1916 |
| * KIFFIN ROCKWELL | APRIL 20, 1916 - SEPTEMBER 23, 1916 |
| ** CAPT. GEORGES THENAULT | APRIL 20, 1916 - JANUARY 16, 1918 |
| ** LT ALFRED DELAAGE DE MEUX | APRIL 20, 1916 - MAY 23, 1917 |
| * WILLIAM THAW | APRIL 21, 1916 - FEBRUARY 18, 1918 |
| * ELLIOT COWDIN | APRIL 28, 1916 - JUNE 25, 1916 |
| * BERT HALL | IAPRIL 28, 1916 - NOVEMBER 1, 1916 |
| RAOUL LUFBERY | MAY 24, 1916 - JANUARY 5, 1918 |
| H. CLYDE BALSLEY | MAY 29, 1916 - JUNE 18, 1916 |
| C. CHOUTEAU JOHNSON | MAY 29, 1916 - OCTOBER 23, 1917 |
| LAURENCE RUMSEY | JUNE 4 - NOVEMBER 25, 1916 |
| DUDLEY HILL | JUNE 9, 1916 - FEBRUARY 18, 1918 |
| DIDIER MASSON | JUNE 19, 1916 - FEBRUARY 15, 1917 & JUNE 15 - OCTOBER 8, 1917 |
| ** LT CHARLES NUNGESSER | JULY 14 - AUGUST 15, 1916 |
| PAUL PAVELKA | AUGUST 11, 1916 - JANUARY 24, 1917 |
| ROBERT ROCKWELL | SEPTEMBER 17, 1917 - FEBRUARY 18, 1918 |
| WILLIS HAVILAND | OCTOBER 22, 1916 - SEPTEMBER 18, 1917 |
| FREDERICK PRINCE | OCTOBER 22, 1916 - FEBRUARY 15, 1917 |
| ROBERT SOUBIRAN | OCTOBER 22, 1916 - FEBRUARY 18, 1918 |
| ORNALD HOSKIER | DECEMBER 11, 1916 - APRIL 23, 1917 |
| EDMOND GENET | JANUARY 19 - APRIL 16, 1917 |
| EDWIN PARSONS | JANUARY 21, 1917 - FEBRUARY 26, 1918 |
| STEPHEN BIGELOW | FEBRUARY 8 - SEPTEMBER 11, 1917 |
| WALTER LOVELL | FEBRUARY 26 - OCTOBER 24, 1917 |
| EDWARD HINKLE | MARCH 1 - JUNE 12, 1917 |
| HAROLD WILLIS | MARCH 1 - AUGUST 18, 1917 |
| KENNETH MARR | MARCH 29, 1917 - FEBRUARY 18, 1918 |
| WILLIAM DUGAN | MARCH 30, 1917 - FEBRUARY 18, 1918 |
| THOMAS HEWITT | MARCH 30 - SEPTEMBER 17, 1917 |
| A. COURTNEY CAMPBELL | APRIL 15 - OCTOBER 1, 1917 |
| RAY BRIDGMAN | MAY 1, 1917 - FEBRUARY 18, 1918 |
| CHARLES DOLAN | MAY 12, 1917 - FEBRUARY 18 1918 |
| JOHN DREXEL | MAY 12 - JUNE 15, 1917 |
| HENRY JONES | MAY 12, 1917 - FEBRUARY 18, 1918 |
| ** LT ANTOINE ARNOUX DE MAISON-ROUGE | MAY 28 - OCTOBER 6, 1917 |
| JAMES HALL | JUNE 16 - JUNE 26, 1917 & OCTOBER 3, 1917 - FEBRUARY 18, 1918 |
| DOUGLAS MACMONAGLE | JUNE 16 - SEPTEMBER 24, 1917 |
| DAVID PETERSON | JUNE 16, 1917 - FEBRUARY 18, 1917 |
| JAMES DOOLOTTLE | JULY 2 - JULY 17, 1917 |
| ** LT LOUIS VERDIER-FAUVETY | OCTOBER 6, 1917 - FEBRUARY 18, 1918 |
| CHRISTOPHER FORD | NOVEMBER 8, 1917 - FEBRUARY 18, 1918 |
* DENOTES FOUNDING MEMBER
** DENOTES FRENCH OFFICER