Erwin R. Bleckley
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Born on: December 30, 1894Died on: October 6, 1918
Aged: 23 years 280 days (285 months)
Birth Sign: Capricorn
Erwin Russell Bleckley was a United States Army aviator during World War I, and posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor, killed in action on October 6, 1918, near the "lost battalion".
Bleckley entered service as a member of the Kansas National Guard, was commissioned as an artillery officer, then volunteered for aviation training and duty.
His was one of the four Medals of Honor awarded to members of the Air Service in World War I.
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