biography
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Lahm, Frank (Purdy)
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| lived:
| (1877–1963)
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| biography:
| Aviator, born in Mansfield, Ohio, USA. The son of a balloonist, he trained at West Point, served in the cavalry, and transferred to the signal corps in 1907. A pioneer aviator, he trained with Wilbur Wright, and in 1909 became one of the army's first two certified pilots. Lahm organized the US Expeditionary Force in France in 1917, and in the 1930s served as attaché for air in France, Spain, and Belgium. He retired from the service in 1941. |
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