Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-06-24 | Page 1 | American Flyer Killed at Verdun |

Type	issue
Date	1916-06-24
Paper	Ogden Daily Standard
Language	eng
City	Ogden
County	Weber
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Article Title	American Flyer Killed at Verdun
Type	death
Date	1916-06-24
Paper	Ogden Daily Standard
Language	eng
City	Ogden
County	Weber
Page	1
OCR Text	Show oo AMERICAN FLYER KILLED AT VERDUN Paris, June 24, 11 a. m Corporal Victor Chapman of New York, a member mem-ber of the Franco-American flying 1 v corps, was killed yesterday at Verdun ;) after bringing down three German g aeroplanes. ft Sergeant Norman Prince and the captain of the Franco-American flying m corps were engaged with a greatly m ' superior force when Corporal Chap- w,t man went to their rescue. He flew w into the midst of the German flotilla TH which engaged him hotly from all w ' Sides. jj By maneuvering quickly, Chapman $ ' succeeded in bringing down three of m his antagonists. Then a bullet from j one of the remaining German aircraft ? killed him outright in the air. His m aeroplane pitched to the ground with- 1' in the French lines. y, nn 1 1
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