Shot down 8 German aircraft in World War I. Won the DSC, the French Croix de Guerre and Legion of Honor. The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant (Air Service) Edward Buford, Jr., United States Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 95th Aero Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., on 22 May 1918, while on barrage patrol against German photographic machines in the region of Commercy-St. Mihiel, France. First Lieutenant Buford engaged in combat, alone, five German biplane machines, attacking one or more of them in three separate combats in 25 minutes. One of the machines he shot down and the others he drove off, thus fulfilling his mission against heavy odds.
Contributor: BarryC (47806468)
I have written a work of fiction based on the life and times of Capt Buford. It's an ebook available at Amazon.com under the title Dixie Flyer by Terry Baker (Posting here as Tennessee Irish.
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Contributor: BarryC (47806468)
I have written a work of fiction based on the life and times of Capt Buford. It's an ebook available at Amazon.com under the title Dixie Flyer by Terry Baker (Posting here as Tennessee Irish.
View Memorial https://nashvillehistoricalnewsletter.com/2021/10/17/with-the-sun-behind-him-captain-edward-buford-jr-nashvilles-world-war-i-ace/comment-page-1/?unapproved=206&moderation-hash=b110104dba93edddcb0b197895a6eef8#comment-206
Shot down 8 German aircraft in World War I. Won the DSC, the French Croix de Guerre and Legion of Honor. The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant (Air Service) Edward Buford, Jr., United States Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 95th Aero Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., on 22 May 1918, while on barrage patrol against German photographic machines in the region of Commercy-St. Mihiel, France. First Lieutenant Buford engaged in combat, alone, five German biplane machines, attacking one or more of them in three separate combats in 25 minutes. One of the machines he shot down and the others he drove off, thus fulfilling his mission against heavy odds.
Contributor: BarryC (47806468)
I have written a work of fiction based on the life and times of Capt Buford. It's an ebook available at Amazon.com under the title Dixie Flyer by Terry Baker (Posting here as Tennessee Irish.
View Memorial https://nashvillehistoricalnewsletter.com/2021/10/17/with-the-sun-behind-him-captain-edward-buford-jr-nashvilles-world-war-i-ace/comment-page-1/?unapproved=206&moderation-hash=b110104dba93edddcb0b197895a6eef8#comment-206
Contributor: BarryC (47806468)
I have written a work of fiction based on the life and times of Capt Buford. It's an ebook available at Amazon.com under the title Dixie Flyer by Terry Baker (Posting here as Tennessee Irish.
View Memorial https://nashvillehistoricalnewsletter.com/2021/10/17/with-the-sun-behind-him-captain-edward-buford-jr-nashvilles-world-war-i-ace/comment-page-1/?unapproved=206&moderation-hash=b110104dba93edddcb0b197895a6eef8#comment-206
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