KENNETH MARR -1963

Capt. Kenneth Marr US 94th Aero Squadron Courtesy Ray Mentzer's Photos of the Great War

 

And More Yet!, 1938      Kenneth Marr soared through the Bleriot School at Buc in 1916 and subsequently went to the front as a member of the Escadrille Lafayette. Later he was flight and squadron commander of the 94th Aero Squadron, U.S.A. Upon his return to this contry he went into commercial aviation in California, Oregon and Washington. He is now president of the Engineers Oil Company, crude oil producers. There's too much to tell here---read the story of the Lafayette Flying Corps, by Nordhoff and Hall, the South Sea specialists. from CHIRP - AUGUST, 1938 - DEARBORN, MICH. - NUMBER 22. courtesy of Steve Remington - CollectAir

 

KENNETH MARR      Kenneth Marr took a pack of huskies from Nome, Alaska to France and sold them to the French Army for use in the Vosges Mountains, and then enlisted in the French Foreign Legion.      He learned to fly at the Bleriot School at Buc, France. Subsequently went to the fighting front as a member of the Lafayette Escadrille.      Kenneth Marr was assigned to Eddie Rickenbacker's 94th (Hat in the Ring) Pursuit Squadron and when Rickenbacker was invalided home after the armistice, Marr succeeded him in command.      Upon return to the U.S.A., Marr engaged in commercial aviation in California, Oregon and Washington. After a long illness, he died at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Palo Alto on December 28, 1963 From The Early Birds of Aviation CHIRP, December, 1964, Number 71

 

LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE You will find an entry on the roster of the Lafayette Escadrille along with several photos on the World War I website You may access the site by clicking on: Lafayette Escadrille You may want to use your "Find" function on "Marr".   I invite you to visit the World War I Homepage itself by clicking on: World War I Homepage

 

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