1878-1956 AKA A. A. Bressman |
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(9-3-09), you will find about six links, including one to the book cited below. Among the most helpful are the following. |
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The first group of enlisted pilots are Navy Petty Officers, A. P. Bauer, A. A. Bressman, A. F. Dietrich, P. J. Dunlevy, F. Grompe, A. Hayes, and L. A. Walty, and Marine Corps Sergeants J. Makolin and W. E. McCaughtry. A second group began training on March 21, 1917 and includes Walter D. Bonner, Clarence A. Hawkins, Oliver F. Kilmer, Guy McLaughlin, Thomas H. Murphy, Peter Talbot, Ciochino Varini and Guy A. Walker. A. A. Bressman is in both the first and second class. You can access the site by clicking on the title above. |
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Naval Aviator and Naval Aviation Pilot Designations and Numbers, |
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ORVILLE'S AVIATORS Outstanding Alumni of the Wright Flying School, 1910-1916 John Carver Edwards Product Details Papereback: 200 pages; 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches List Price: $45.00 Publisher: McFarland (May 13, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0786442271 ISBN-13: 978-0786442270 |
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Editorial Reviews from Amazon.com Product Description The six pioneers profiled here were promising graduates of the Wright Brothers' School of Aviation, which flourished in Ohio from 1910 to 1916. These airmen fairly represent their 113 fellow alumni in their all-consuming love of flying. The pilots are Arthur L. Welsh, a Russian immigrant who rose to become Orville Wright's chief instructor; Howard Warfield Gill, heir to an international tea dynasty; Archibald Freeman, whose flour-bag bombing of Boston Harbor won him attention as an early exponent of the supremacy of air power; Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, whose promise as a pilot quickly soured; George A. Gray, whose marriage resulted in an extraordinary husband and wife exhibition team; and Howard Max Rinehart, aerial mercenary, international racing competitor, Wright test pilot, South American explorer, and co-owner of one of America's premier charter services. About the Author John Carver Edwards served as university archivist at the University of Georgia before retiring in 2000 as special projects archivist. He has authored dozens of historical articles and scores of book reviews. He is a book reviewer for Library Journal. He lives in Cleveland, Georgia |
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Augustus A. Bressman (Jan. 14, 1878 - Apr. 17 1956) Courtesy of Find A Grave |
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