Name:
James Alexander Bayne
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First Lieutenant
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Lafayette Escadrille
Date of Death:
1918-05-08
State:
Michigan
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Lafayette Escadrille Memorial, Marnes la Coqu
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From Find a Grave:
James Alexander Bayne was one of 269 Americans who served in the LaFayette Flying Corps in France during World War 1. He was killed on May 8, 1918 when the SPAD fighter aircraft in which he was flight-testing entered a steep dive after which all four wings separated and the aircraft crashed into the ground.
After high school, James had pursued a career as an artist in Chicago. He painted the first Kellogg's Corn Flakes baby that appeared on the cereal box.
For more information about James, see page 51 of the book, "The LaFayette Flying Corps: The American Volunteers in the French Air Service in World War One," by Dennis Gordon. Schiffer Military History; Atglen, PA: 2000.