Francis May Simonds
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{{Infobox military person
| name =Francis May Simonds
| image = Francis May Simonds.jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption = Francis May Simonds, 1918
| birth_date = 17 October 1894
| death_date = 10 July 1961
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| birth_place =Flushing, New York, USA
| death_place =Naples, Florida
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| allegiance = {{flag|United States|23px}}
| branch = Air Service, United States Army
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| rank =Lieutenant
| unit =147th Aero Squadron
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| battles = 50px World War I
| awards =French Croix de Guerre
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Lieutenant Francis May Simonds (17 October 1894 – 10 July 1961) was an American World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.{{cite web |url=http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/usa/simonds.php |title=Francis Simonds |publisher=theaerodrome.com}}
Biography
Captain of the football team and a member of the varsity eight in his junior year, Francis May Simonds graduated from Columbia University in 1916. Simonds was assigned to the 147th Aero Squadron on 23 February 1918. He scored five aerial victories from July through October 1918.{{cite book |title= American Aces of World War I |page=75}}
See also
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References
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Bibliography
- American Aces of World War I. Norman Franks, Harry Dempsey. Osprey Publishing, 2001. {{ISBN|1-84176-375-6}}, {{ISBN|978-1-84176-375-0}}.
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Category:American World War I flying aces
Category:Aviators from New York (state)
Category:People from Flushing, Queens
Category:American recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
Category:Columbia Lions football players
Category:Players of American football from Queens, New York
Category:Military personnel from Queens, New York
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