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Edward Haight became a World War I Air ACE, credited with shooting down 5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Service)

    Batallion:

    139th Aero Squadron

    Division:

    American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 28, 1918

    GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 2 (June 3, 1919)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Air Service) Edward Meeker Haight, United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action while serving with 139th Aero Squadron, American Expeditionary Forces, in action on 28 September 1918, in the region north of Verdun.