| 词条 | Ralph Talbot |
| 释义 |
|name= Ralph Talbot |birth_date= {{Birth date|1897|1|6}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1918|10|25|1897|1|6}} |birth_place= South Weymouth, Massachusetts |death_place= KIFA at La Fresne aerodrome, France |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= RalphTalbot.jpg |medal= US Navy Medal of Honor (1913 to 1942).png |caption= |nickname= |allegiance = {{Nowrap|{{Flagdeco|United States|1912}} United States of America}} |branch = {{Flag|United States Marine Corps|1914}} |serviceyears= 1917-1918 |rank= Second Lieutenant |commands= |unit= 1st Marine Aviation Force |battles= World War I |awards= Medal of Honor |laterwork= }} Ralph Talbot (January 6, 1897 – October 25, 1918) was the first United States Marine Corps aviator to receive the Medal of Honor — for "exceptionally meritorious service and extraordinary heroism" while attached to Squadron C, U.S. 1st Marine Aviation Force|1st Marine Aviation Force, in France during World War I. BackgroundTalbot was born January 6, 1897 at South Weymouth, Massachusetts and attended Weymouth High School. He was gifted both athletically and academically and entered Mercersburg Academy, Pennsylvania in the autumn of 1915. A year later he entered Yale University. Whilst serving in the college's Artillery Training Corps, Talbot became interested in aviation and enrolled at the Dupont Flying School in Wilmington, Delaware. Early military serviceTalbot enlisted in the United States Navy in October 1917 with the rank of Seaman 2nd Class. After ground training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and flying tuition in Florida, he became Naval Aviator No. 456. At the time, the Marine Corps were having problems recruiting aviators. Along with a number of other navy pilots, Talbot therefore realised that he was more likely to achieve his ambition of being posted overseas if he joined the Marines.[1] Having resigned from the navy, he was appointed a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve on May 18, 1918. He arrived in Miami a week later to join the First Marine Aviation Force with Squadron C. On July 18, 1918, Talbot was part of the initial party which sailed from New York City for active service as part of the US's involvement in World War I.[2] Involvement in World War 1A participant in numerous raids into enemy territory, Second Lieutenant Talbot was attacked by nine Luftstreitkräfte enemy scouts while on such a raid over Belgium, October 8, 1918, and in the ensuing fight shot down one of his attackers. Six days later, while on a strike against an enemy ammunition depot at Pittem, he and another plane became detached from the formation due to motor trouble and were attacked by 12 enemy scouts. In the fight which followed, his plane shot down one of the enemy scouts before his observer, Gunnery Sergeant Robert G. Robinson, was shot and the gun jammed. Talbot maneuvered the DeHavilland to gain time while Robinson cleared the gun, then rejoined the battle. Robinson kept on firing until he collapsed from two more wounds. Talbot continued alone, shot down another enemy plane, then dived to escape the remaining Fokker D.VII fighters. Crossing the German trenches at 50 feet, he kept his ship with its failing motor in the air until he reached the nearest hospital where he landed, delivered Robinson to medical personnel and returned to his aerodrome. Second Lieutenant Talbot died on October 25, 1918, when his DH-4 crashed on takeoff, during an engine test flight, at La Fresne aerodrome. Namesakes
Medal of Honor citationRank and organization: Second Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: January 6, 1897, South Weymouth, Mass. Appointed from: Connecticut. Citation:For exceptionally meritorious service and extraordinary heroism while attached to Squadron C, 1st Marine Aviation Force, in France. 2d Lt. Talbot participated in numerous air raids into enemy territory. On 8 October 1918, while on such a raid, he was attacked by 9 enemy scouts, and in the fight that followed shot down an enemy plane. Also, on 14 October 1918, while on a raid over Pittham, Belgium, 2d Lt. Talbot and another plane became detached from the formation on account of motor trouble and were attacked by 12 enemy scouts. During the severe fight that followed, his plane shot down 1 of the enemy scouts. His observer was shot through the elbow and his gun jammed. 2d Lt. Talbot maneuvered to gain time for his observer to clear the jam with one hand, and then returned to the fight. The observer fought until shot twice, once in the stomach and once in the hip and then collapsed, 2d Lt. Talbot attacked the nearest enemy scout with his front guns and shot him down. With his observer unconscious and his motor failing, he dived to escape the balance of the enemy and crossed the German trenches at an altitude of 50 feet, landing at the nearest hospital to leave his observer, and then returning to his aerodrome. See also{{Portal|Biography|World War I|United States Marine Corps}}
References1. ^O'Connor, M.Airfields & Airmen of the Channel Coast. Pen & Sword Military, 2005. p.83 {{ISBN|1-84415-258-8}} 2. ^O'Connor, M. p.83 {{DANFS}}
|title=Ralph Talbot |work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships |publisher = Naval History & Heritage Command, Department of the Navy |accessdate=2005-08-11}}
|url = http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/Historical/Whos_Who/Talbot_R.htm |title = Second Lieutenant Ralph Talbot, USMCR |work = Who's Who in Marine Corps History |publisher = History Division, United States Marine Corps |accessdate = 2006-03-21 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20051120012658/http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/Historical/Whos_Who/Talbot_R.htm |archivedate = 2005-11-20 |df = }}
|title=2dLt RALPH TALBOT, Medal of Honor, 1918, Squadron "C", France (Medal of Honor citation) |work=Marines Awarded the Medal of Honor |publisher= United States Marine Corps |accessdate=2006-10-16}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} External links
12 : American military personnel of World War I|American Marine Corps personnel of World War I|Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents|United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients|Mercersburg Academy alumni|United States Naval Aviators|People from Weymouth, Massachusetts|United States Marine Corps officers|1897 births|1918 deaths|World War I recipients of the Medal of Honor|Military personnel from Connecticut |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。