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Leslie
Jacob
Rummell
DNB (1919)
February 21, 1895

–

February 2, 1919

Cemetery:

A.B.M.C. St. Mihiel

Leslie Rummell became an ACE in World War I, scoring 7 victories. He died during the influenza epidemic of 1919 and is buried a short distance from where he scored his first victory.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army Air Service

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Service)

    Batallion:

    93d Aero Squadron

    Regiment:

    3d Pursuit Group

    Division:

    American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 29, 1918
    War Department, General Orders No. 126 (1919), Amended by Supplement 1

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant (Air Service) Leslie Jacob Rummell, United States Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 93d Aero Squadron, 3d Pursuit Group, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., in the region of Moirey, France, 29 September 1918. Lieutenant Rummell, leading a patrol of three planes, sighted an enemy biplace airplane which was protected by seven machines (Fokker type). Despite the tremendous odds, he led his patrol to the attack and destroyed the biplace. By his superior maneuvering and leadership, four more of the enemy planes were destroyed and the remaining three retired.