The First Yale Unit: A Story of Naval Aviation, 1916-1919, Volume 1Riverside Press, 1925 - World War, 1914-1918 |
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Page 97 - To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes, everything that we are and everything that we have, with the pride of those who know that the day has come when America is privileged to spend her blood and her might for the principles that gave her birth and happiness and the peace which she has treasured. God helping her, she can do no other.
Page 97 - But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts — for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own Governments, for the rights and liberties of small nations, for a universal dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free.
Page 97 - It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war, into the most terrible and disastrous of all wars, civilization itself seeming to be in the balance. But the right is more precious than peace...
Page 97 - President be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of the United States and the resources of the Government to carry on war against the Imperial German Government; and to bring the conflict to a successful termination all of the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States.
Page 65 - He declared that he could not believe that the German Government meant "to do in fact what they have warned us they feel at liberty to do," and that only " actual overt acts " would convince him of their hostile purpose. But he ended with the solemn announcement that if American ships were sunk and American lives were lost he would come again to Congress and ask for power to take the necessary steps for the protection of his people. The immediate result of the German decree was that American passenger...
Page 99 - One man was killed and three wounded at his side during the 2 days' fighting. He showed extraordinary heroism and striking courage and maintained his station in the highest degree of efficiency. All signals got through, largely due to his heroic devotion to duty.
Page vii - Commander by the British authorities over their own pilots. Alone and in conjunction with other pilots, he shot down at least four enemy aeroplanes and one or more enemy balloons.
Page 46 - ... raiding squadron having succeeded in getting near New York, screened by the fog, and being found by one of the seaplanes of the Volunteer Aerial Coast Patrol Unit No. 1, thereby saving the ships at the entrance of New York Harbor from being destroyed and New York City from being bombarded. Your i-aluable work in locating mines also deserves commendation.
Page 99 - McDonnell established a signal station there day and night, maintaining communication between troops and ships. At this exposed post he was continually under fire. One man was killed and three wounded at his side during the 2 days
Page 36 - ... their ammunition ashore, and getting their food, and all of those things ashore, they would have reached the very ticklish period of their operations. If you had 1.000 aeroplanes, and they dropped bombs on those fellows, especially those in the boats, you would present an attack that they have not yet learned to answer. So I think aeronautics is the thing on which we can get to work quicker, and by which we can accomplish more than by anything else.