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World War I

Image: C. Maury Jones of Red Bank flying above his aviators as commanding officer of the 28th Aero Squadron in France, 1917. Original illustration by Charlie Swerdlow, History Depicted, ©2024, commissioned by Monmouth Timeline.
March 26, 1917

Maury Jones of the Lafayette Flying Corps

By Mark A. Wallinger On March 26, 1917, a young man from Red Bank prominent in Monmouth County social circles left the United States and volunteered to join the French in their war against Germany, well before the U.S. entered...
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Image: Test Pilot Ted Parsons of Little Silver walking away from yet another airplane crash in France, 1917. Original illustration by Charlie Swerdlow, History Depicted, ©2024, commissioned by Monmouth Timeline.
September 15, 1917

Theodore D. Parsons, World War I Test Pilot who Became New Jersey Attorney General

By John R. Barrows Editor’s note: Almost 100 percent of the details of military service in this story of Theodore D. Parsons come to us courtesy of Mike O’Neal, a member of the board of trustees for the Golden Age...
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Image: Pilot William D. Frayne endangering his own life by risking a side-to-side landing, while his plane was on fire over France, 1917. Frayne's bravery saved the life of his observer and won him Army Silver Star for heroism. Original illustration by Charlie Swerdlow, History Depicted, ©2024, commissioned by Monmouth Timeline.
October 17, 1918

The Silver Star: William D. Frayne of Sea Bright

By John R. Barrows   Editor’s note: Most of what we present here about hero pilot Bill Frayne’s wartime exploits is owed to Steve Ruffin and his exhaustive work with original source records as published in Over the Front, the...
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Cover of Reaping the Whirlwind, by Dominic Etzold; ©2023 Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, Pa., $34.99, available from Schifferbooks.com, Barnes & Noble, AbeBooks, Amazon, and other retailers.
October 10, 2023

Book Review: Reaping the Whirlwind, by Dominic Etzold

Book Review: Reaping the Whirlwind, by Dominic Etzold  ©2023 Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, Pa., $34.99, available from Schifferbooks.com, Barnes & Noble, AbeBooks, Amazon, and other retailers.   Book review by John R. Barrows   The Battle of Monmouth is an...
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