Monmouth Timeline

World War I

1st. Lt. C. Maury Jones, Commanding Officer, 28th Aero Squadron, in front of his Spad. Maurer, Maurer. (1978). The U.S Air Service in World War I, Volume III: The Battle of St Mihiel. Albert F. Simpson Historical Research Center, United States Air Force, Office of Air Force History, P. 319.
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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A Nieuport 27, a common advanced trainer based at Issoudun which Parsons would have flown while stationed there. Image credit: Mike O’Neal, Golden Age Air Museum.
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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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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