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Lieutenant LeRoy Amos Swan

Lieutenant LeRoy Amos Swan

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  • Name LeRoy Amos Swan 
    Title Lieutenant 
    Born 5 Jun 1894  Norwich, New London, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service U.S. Army Air Corps Find all individuals with events at this location 
    About April 1, 1918, he was ordered to the Wilbur Wright Aviation Field, Dayton, Ohio. He was assigned to the experimental work on mechanical gears for synchronizing the machine gun firing so that the shots would always pass between the propeller blades of the firing airplane. All the ground tests had been completed under his supervision. On June 19, 1918, Lieutenant Swan took to the air to make the first firing tests under actual flying conditions. These tests were successfully completed. At an altitude of 10,000 feet, Lieutenant Frank Paterson, of Dayton, Ohio, an experienced officer of the U.S. Army Air Corps, who was acting as pilot, sent the machine into a nose dive. When he attempted to bring the airplane to a normal flying position, some part failed, the wings of the aircraft collapsed. Lieutenants Paterson and Swan were dead at the scene of the accident when the rescuers responded. 
    LeRoy Amos Swan
    LeRoy Amos Swan
    A Modern History of New London County Volume II. Edited by Benjamin Tinkham Marshall. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York 1922. Biographical page (facing) 98.
    Died 19 Jun 1918  Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    LeRoy Amos Swan Death
    LeRoy Amos Swan Death
    Norwich Bulletin (Norwich, Connecticut), 20 Jun 1918, Thursday, Page 5
    LeRoy Amos Swan Death
    LeRoy Amos Swan Death
    LeRoy Amos Swan Death
    Buried 20 Jun 1918  Maplewood Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Swan Monument Completed
    Swan Monument Completed
    Norwich Bulletin (Norwich, Connecticut), 29 Apr 1919, Tuesday, Page 5
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    Person ID I58930  Nagel
    Last Modified 24 May 2021 

    Father Amos Coddington Swan,   b. 28 Dec 1863, Montville, New London, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1920, Norwich, New London, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Jennie Pease Parsons,   b. 6 Jul 1864, Norwich, New London, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1919, Norwich, New London, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 17 Aug 1886  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Amos Swan and Jennie Parsons Marriage
    Amos Swan and Jennie Parsons Marriage
    Amos Swan and Jennie Parsons Marriage, Line #71
    Family ID F17443  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edna Margaret Troland,   b. Jan 1894, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1918, Norwich, New London, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 24 years) 
    Married 22 Nov 1917  Norwich, New London, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    LeRoy Swan and Edna Troland Marriage
    LeRoy Swan and Edna Troland Marriage
    Norwich Bulletin (Norwich, Connecticut), 23 Nov 1917, Friday, Page 5
    Last Modified 22 May 2021 
    Family ID F17445  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart