| 词条 | D'Arcy Fowlis Hilton |
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| name = D'Arcy Fowlis Hilton | image = | caption = | birth_date = 17 October 1889 | death_date = October 1973 (aged 83-84) | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | death_place = St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance = George V of the British Empire | branch = Aviation | serviceyears = 1917 - ca. 1918 | rank = Lieutenant | unit = No. 29 Squadron RAF | commands = | battles = | awards = Military Cross, Air Force Cross | relations = | laterwork = }} Lieutenant D'Arcy Fowlis Hilton was a Canadian-born American World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.[1] Early lifeD'Arcy Fowlis Hilton was the son of Francis Alfred and Isabel Grace Milligan Hilton.[2] Though born in Canada, he called Michigan home; he also lived in Youngstown, New York.[3] On 28 January 1914, he married Gladys Caroline Woodruff in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.[2][4] They separated in 1916, after a son was born, and he went to England and joined the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) in November. He was commissioned a second lieutenant on 21 November 1916.[2] World War I service{{See also|Aerial victory standards of World War I}}Hilton earned his Royal Aero Club Certificate No. 4717 on 17 May 1917. He was then assigned to fly a Nieuport 17 with No. 29 Squadron RFC. On 31 July 1917, he destroyed an Albatros D.V fighter and an observation balloon. Over the next three and a half months, he proceeded to drive down out of control five more Albatros D.Vs and an observation plane, with the last victory coming on 13 November 1917.[1] He was gazetted the Military Cross on 17 December 1917.[5][6] Following his tour of combat, Fowler became a flight instructor in both England and Canada, and earned the Air Force Cross in the process.[7] Post warGladys Caroline Woodruff sued him for divorce via act of legislature in 1922.[8] He was then estranged from his family until early in World War II when his son was killed in aerial combat.[1] D'Arcy Fowlis Hilton died in October 1973 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.[2] Honors and awardsMilitary Cross (MC)2nd/Lt. D'Arcy Fowlis Hilton, R.F.C., Spec. Res. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in attacking enemy aircraft and engaging troops on the ground. While on patrol he attacked single-handed six two-seater machines, forcing one down and driving the rest back. He has driven down five other machines.[1][9] Endnotes1. ^1 2 3 {{cite book |title= Over the Front: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914-1918 |page= 44 }} 2. ^1 2 3 The Aerodrome website Retrieved 22 February 2010. 3. ^{{cite book |title=American Aces of World War 1 |page= 42 }} 4. ^The mesmerizing history of Port Stanley, Retrieved 22 February 2010. 5. ^Supplement to the London Gazette, 17 December 1917, p. 13181. Retrieved 22 February 2010. 6. ^Supplement to the London Gazette, 17 December 1917, p. 13182. Retrieved 22 February 2010. 7. ^{{cite book |title=Nieuport Aces of World War 1. |page= 22 }} 8. ^Journals of the Senate of Canada [https://archive.org/stream/JSCe59_1922_uoft/JSCe59_1922_uoft_djvu.txt] Retrieved 22 February 2010. 9. ^Supplement to the London Gazette, 23 April 1918, p. 4871. Retrieved 22 February 2010. References
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