| 词条 | Arch Whitehouse |
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| name = Arthur George Joseph "Arch" Whitehouse | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = 11 December 1895 | death_date = November 1979 | birth_place = England | death_place = United States | placeofburial = | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial_coordinates = | allegiance = {{flagicon|England}} England | branch = British Army Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force | serviceyears = 1915-1919 | rank = 2nd Lt. | unit = No. 22 Squadron RAF | battles = First World War | awards = Military Medal British War Medal British Victory Medal | spouse = | laterwork = Author, writer, Historian, novelist | signature = }} Arthur George Joseph "Arch" Whitehouse , M.M. was a World War I Veteran and author of World War I aviation books. BiographyArthur George J. Whitehouse was born in England, but lived in Montvale, New Jersey, U.S.A. At the outbreak of World War I, Whitehouse came to England and enlisted as a Private with the Northamptonshire Yeomanry # 1784. He then transferred to the Royal Flying Corps # 78563. With the Northamptonshire Yeomanry again # 145871. He then transferred to the Royal Air Force # 401090 [1] ServiceHe was a 1st Class Air mechanic and Observer with the No. 22 Squadron RAF. On 13 April 1917 Whitehouse and his Pilot Bush were brought down by anti-aircraft fire; Whitehouse believed afterward that the Red Baron mistakenly listed Whitehouse/Bush among the Barons's "credits"-although this was not so.[2] For taking part in shooting down German Aircraft and airplane raiding missions he was awarded the Military Medal with the RFC in November 1917.[3] During the last part of World War I he was undergoing training in England as a Pilot in Sopwith Camels aircraft. As of 28 September 1919 he was a 2nd Lt transferred to the Unemployed List.[4] A notation on his Medal card noted he was awarded the "British War Medal" and British "Victory Medal" [5]
Both Bush and Meggit were Aces with 6 credits Author"Arch" Whitehouse was a writer postwar for magazines such as Flying Aces (magazine) on World War I Aviation, creating characters like The Griffon, Coffin Kirk, and others. In the 1960s, he wrote a wide range of books, both fiction and non-fiction on aviation and similar military topics. More recently, some of his pulp fiction have been reprinted by several publishers, including Altus Press. Books
References1. ^Whitehouse Medal Card 22 December 1922 Great War Forum {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitehouse, Arch}}2. ^The Aerodrome Forum 3. ^Northampton Independent 17 November 1917; London Gazette 17 December 1917 4. ^London Gazette 28 October 1919 5. ^Whitehouse Medal Card 22 December 1922 Great War Forum 6. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19620817&id=XgcTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EgUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4080,2957014&hl=en Ocala Star Banner 17 August 1962] 7. ^The Aerodrome Forum 5 : Recipients of the Military Medal|Royal Air Force personnel of World War I|Royal Air Force|1895 births|1979 deaths |
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