Doyen Parsons Wardwell Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Doyen Parsons Wardwell

State of Birth:

WV

 

 

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1914-1918

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1917-1919

Branch of Service:

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service:

103rd Areo Pursuit Squadron (formally the Lafayette Escadrille), 185th Pursuit Escadrille

Location of Service:

United States; France

Highest Rank:

Major

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service History Note:

Veteran's biographical data form indicates that he served with the Army Air Service. Veteran was killed in a plane crash, 8/8/1929.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Mixed (Multiple types of manuscripts) [1 item]

Contributor:

Marjorie Wardell Otten

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/4631

Subjects:

Wardwell, Doyen Parsons
World War, 1914-1918--Personal Narratives
United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Cite as:

Doyen Parsons Wardwell Collection
(AFC/2001/001/4631), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress