AIR UNIVERSITY AIR FORCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE Letters of Second Lieutenant Charles Wesley Chapman, Jr. December 19, 1894–May 3, 1918 Air Force Research Institute Air University Press Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama Project Editor Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Belinda L. Bazinet Chapman, Charles Wesley, Jr., 1894–1918. Cover Art, Book Design and Illustrations L. Susan Fair Letters of Second Lieutenant Charles Wesley Chapman, Jr., December 19, 1894–May 3, 1918. Composition and Prepress Production pages cm Vivian D. O’Neal ISBN 978-1-58566-255-5 Print Preparation and Distribution 1. Chapman, Charles Wesley, Jr., 1894–1918— Diane Clark Correspondence. 2. United States. Army. Aero Squadron, 94th. 3. World War, 1914–1918—Personal narratives, American. 4. Fighter pilots—United States—Correspondence. 5. World War, 1914– 1918—Aerial operations, American. I. Title. D570.794th .C47 2015 940.4’4973092—dc23 2015013478 AIR FORCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE Published by Air University Press in April 2016 AIR UNIVERSITY PRESS Director and Publisher Allen G. Peck Disclaimer Editor in Chief Opinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed Oreste M. Johnson or implied within are solely those of the author and do Managing Editor not necessarily represent the views of the Air Force Demorah Hayes Research Institute, Air University, the United States Air Force, the Department of Defense, or any other Design and Production Manager US government agency. Cleared for public release and Cheryl King unlimited distribution. Air University Press 155 N. Twining St., Bldg. 693 Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6026
[email protected] http://aupress.au.af.mil/ http://afri.au.af.mil/ AFRI Air Force Research Institute Contents Original Foreword v Foreword to This Edition vii Introduction ix Bibliographic Note xvii Editorial Note xix Letters 1 iii Original Foreword Charles Wesley Chapman, known to all his friends as Carl, was born at Dubuque, Iowa, December 19th, 1894.