John Herbert Hall
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John Herbert Hall | |
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Born | Starbeck, North Yorkshire | 2 July 1899
Died | 1978 (aged 78–79) Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army Royal Air Force |
Rank | Sergeant |
Service number | 93513 |
Unit | No. 22 Squadron RAF |
Awards | Décoration Militaire (Belgium) |
Sergeant John Herbert Hall (2 July 1899 – 1978) was an English First World War flying ace, credited with five aerial victories.[1]
He served in No. 22 Squadron RAF, flying as an observer/gunner in the Bristol F.2b. His first two victories came on 5 June 1918, shooting down an Albatros D.V in the morning and a Pfalz D.III in the evening, with pilot Lieutenant John Everard Gurdon. On 9 July, flying with Lieutenant T. W. Martin, he accounted for two Albatros D.Vs, and then a Fokker D.VII on 27 August.[1] Hall was awarded the Décoration Militaire by Belgium in February 1919.[2]
References
- ^ a b "John Herbert Hall". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "No. 31170". The London Gazette. 7 February 1919. p. 2051.
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