Vernon Burge Military person

Vernon Lee Burge (November 29, 1888 – September 6, 1971) was an aviation pioneer. He was the first American enlisted man to be certified as a military pilot. After ten years as an enlisted man, Burge was commissioned during World War I and served the next 25 years as an officer.

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Vernon Burge
Birth dateNovember 29, 1888
Date of deathSeptember 06, 1971

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military branch
United States Army Air Service
United States Army Air Corps
Aeronautical Division U.S. Signal Corps
Aviation Section U.S. Signal Corps
military command6th Bombardment Group
service start1907
service end1942

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External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=DRzjbjvdCOsC
  2. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70701894