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| Arizona Republican, 12-December-1918 |
American balloon buster Frank Luke, whose career at the front lasted from 12-September-1918 to 29-September-1918, destroyed 14 enemy balloons and 4 airplanes. Arizona, which had only been a state since 1912, was very proud of him. Luke was wounded by machine gun fire from the ground while attacking a balloon on 29-September-1918. He pulled his service sidearm to shoot at approaching German shoulders, but died of his wound. The Germans buried him. When I went to look for newspaper reports of his death, I found that it was not reported until after the Armistice. He was awarded the Medal of Honor.
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| Mohave County Miner, 30-November-1918 |