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Douglas
Campbell
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| Country: |
United States |
| Born: |
07 June 1896 |
| Place of Birth: |
San Francisco, California |
| Deceased: |
16 December 1990 |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
United States Air Service |
| Units: |
94th Aero |
| Victories: |
6 |
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| In April 1917, Campbell dropped
out of Harvard University to enlist in the United
States Air Service. After learning to fly the
Curtiss JN4 "Jenny," he was assigned
to the 94th Aero Squadron in France. Campbell
and Alan Winslow shared credit for the 94th Aero
Squadron's first official victory over an enemy
aircraft. Flying the Nieuport 28, Campbell was
the first United States Air Service pilot trained
in the United States to score five confirmed
victories. Scoring his final victory on 5 June
1918, he and James Meissner shot down a Rumpler
near Nancy, but Campbell was wounded in the back
by an explosive bullet and sent home to recover. |
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