Born April 9, 1894, in New York City. Son of W. K. B. and Maria Furman Emerson. Educated Middlesex School, Concord, Massachusetts, and Harvard University, Class of 1916. Joined American Field Service, July 16, 1915 ; attached Section Three to November 25, 1915. Returned to college. Studied aeronautical engineering, Columbia and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Rejoined Field Service, January 28, 1917; attached Section Thirteen in France, then Section Three in Balkans to September 20, 1917. Enlisted American Aviation Service. Trained as observer, French artillery school, Valdahon. Trained with 15th U. S. Field Artillery and 228th French Escadrille. Second Lieutenant, U.S. Field Artillery. Attached 12th Aero Squadron, May, 1918. Shot down and killed, May 14, 1918, near Toni.
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Emerson William Key Bond, Jr
Name:
William Key Bond, Jr Emerson
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
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Unit:
13th Aero Squadron
Date of Death:
1918-05-14
State:
New York
Cemetery:
St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Fra
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Decoration:
Croix de Guerre
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