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About William Thaw II
Lieutenant Colonel William Thaw II was an American combat aviator who served in World War I and became a flying ace. Credited with five confirmed and two unconfirmed aerial victories, he is believed to be the first American to engage in aerial combat in the war. He was the first to fly up the East River under all four bridges.
Everything about William Thaw II →- Occupation
- aircraft pilot
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- August 12, 1893
- Died
- April 22, 1934