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MEXICO

World War I

Airmen of Mexican origin

United States Army Air Service

NAME                        VICTORIES   UNITS                COMMENTS

O'Neill, Ralph Ambrose          6       147th PSq. 1st PGp.  +5 unconfirmed

French Air Service

NAME                        VICTORIES   UNITS                COMMENTS

de la Torre, Igance             -       Spa 77

German Army Air Service

NAME                        VICTORIES   UNITS                COMMENTS

Bielefeld, Ernst                4       Jasta 60

Comments:

Lt. Ralph Ambrose O'Neill was born in Durango, Durango Mexico on December 17th, 1896 of an Irish American father and a Mexican mother. Assigned to the 147th Aero Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group, AEF flew the Nieuport 28.C.1 and later the Spad XIII in operations from May to November 1918, claimed the destruction of 11 enemy aircraft only 6 were confirmed. Older resources present that Ralph Ambrose O'Neill got 5 confirmed victories (Franks, Norman L.R. - Bailey, Frank W.: Over the Front (A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914-1918), Grub Street, London 1992, Haulman, Danial (Editor): USAF Wartime Aerial Victory Credits, Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, AL, http://www.au.af.mil/au/afhra/avc.asp, The Aerodrome, http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/nations.html).

2Lt. Ralph Ambrose O'Neill
6 confirmed victories

2Lt. Ralph Ambrose O'Neill - List of Victories

Much information kindly provided by Santiago A. Flores.

Sources & Literature

Researcher Santiago A. Flores.
Brady, Wayne R.: Project American Air Aces of The 1914-1918 War, Cross & Cockade Journal, Vol.22, No.2, Summer 1981. (via Santiago A. Flores).
Clenderin, K. W.: 147th Aero Squadron 1918 "Who Said Rats", AFSHRC Microfilm Roll No. AO768 (via Santiago A. Flores).
Franks, Norman L.R. - Bailey, Frank W. - Duiven, Rick: The Jasta Pilots: Detailed Listings and Histories, August 1916 - November 1918, Grub Street, London 1996.
Franks, Norman L.R. - Bailey, Frank W.: Over the Front (A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914-1918), Grub Street, London 1992.
Haulman, Danial (Editor): USAF Wartime Aerial Victory Credits, Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB, AL, http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/avc/avc.asp
Olynyk, Frank J.: Victory List No.9 United States Credits For The Destruction of Enemy Aircraft In Air-To-Air Combat In World War I, Aurora 1991 (via Santiago A. Flores).
edited by Shirley, Noel: An Interview With Ralph O'Neill, Over the Front magazine, Vol.2, No.2, Summer 1987 (via Santiago A. Flores).
The Aerodrome, http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/.
Lt. Ralph O'Neill birth place, The Aerodrome Forum, http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/people/41374-lt-ralph-o-neill-birth-place.html.
Uffz.Ernest Bielefed Jasta 60, The Aerodrome Forum, http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/people/41312-uffz-ernest-bielefed-jasta-60-a.html.
Vfw. Ernst Bielefeld, Jasta 60, The Aerodrome Forum, http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/people/19904-vfw-ernst-bielefeld-jasta-60-a.html.
Caporal Ignacio Juan de la Torre , The Aerodrome Forum, http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/people/22845-caporal-ignacio-juan-de-la-torre.html.
U.S. Army Air Service, Arial Victories - World War I, http://www.homeofheroes.com/wings/part1/statistics/victories.html.