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 ��THE FORT SHERIDAN ASSOCIATION

��FIRST LIEUTENANT EDWARD ORR

12th Aero Squadron, Aviation Section. Killed in an accident near St. Mihiel,

September 14, 1918.

��1st Lt. EDWARD ORR

��He was also awarded the Croix de Guerre. He

��Lieutenant Orr w^as born in Chicago, 111., on November 27, 1893. He was edu- cated in Lake Forest and the University of Chicago, graduating in 1917. He then entered the insurance business v^rith his father, operating under the name of E. K. Orr & Son. He was admitted to the First Officers' Training Camp at Fort Sher- idan, Fifteenth Company. After tv^ro months' study there he was transferred to the Aviation Section, and ordered to Champaign, 111., for instruction. Upon completion of the course, he was commis- sioned a second lieutenant and ordered overseas, sailing in January, 1918. After a period of training in France, Lieutenant Orr was sent to the front in July, 1918. After participating in all the engagements of the I 2th Squadron, Lieutenant Orr and his observer. Lieutenant Allan C. Good- ale, met with a fatal mishap on the third day of the St. Mihiel offensive, when their plane crashed into a captive balloon cable and fell, killing both instantly. Lieuten- ant Orr was promoted and awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery, was unmarried. He is survived by his

��parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward K. Orr, 5331 Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, 111.

��CAPTAIN NEIL PACE PAVEY

4th Infantry, Third Division. Died of pneumonia at Mount Vernon, ill.

on March 16, 1920.

��Capt. NEIL P. PAVEY

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����Captain Pavey v^as born in Mt. Vernon, 111., on February 9, 1875. He was edu- cated in the public schools of that city and ■was a graduate of the Western Military Academy, Upper Alton, 111. As com- mander of Company F, 4th Illinois Na- tional Guard Regiment, he saw service in the Spanish-American war, later serving in the Philippines as commander of Com- pany F of the 38th Infantry, and in the Boxer uprising in China. Resigning from the army, he engaged in the army and navy supply business in Manila, but fire destroyed his building and he returned to the States. He v^ras admitted to the Sec- ond Officers' Training Camp at Fort Sheri- dan and won a captaincy. He sailed for France in December, 1917. Captain Pavey attended the staff school at Langres, later going to the British front for instruction. In March, 1918, he was assigned to the 4th Infantry, with which regiment he re- mained until his return to the States. He was gassed during the Ferre-en-Tardenois fighting, and was in the hospital for three weeks. Captain Pavey's death on March

16, 1920, was caused by pneumonia, which was hastened by the effects of gas injuries received in France. He was the holder of the Distinguished Service Cross and the Croix de Guerre. He was also the first commander of Jefferson Post No. 141, of the American Legion. Captain Pavey was unmarried. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Isabelle Pavey, of Mt. Vernon, 111., and two brothers and two sisters.

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