Biography
Captain of the football team and a member of the varsity eight in his junior year, Francis May Simonds graduated from Columbia University in 1916. Simonds was assigned to the 147th Aero Squadron on 23 February 1918. He scored five aerial victories from July through October 1918.See also
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* ''American Aces of World War I.'' Norman Franks, Harry Dempsey. Osprey Publishing, 2001. , . 1894 births 1961 deaths American World War I flying aces Aviators from New York (state) People from Flushing, Queens Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France) Columbia Lions football players Sportspeople from Queens, New York Players of American football from New York City {{US-mil-bio-stub