Frank Luke, Jr.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Luke

Frank Luke Jr. (May 19, 1897 – September 29, 1918) was an American fighter ace, ranking second among U.S. Army Air Service pilots after Captain Eddie Rickenbacker in number of aerial victories during World War I (Rickenbacker was credited with 26 victories, while Luke's official score was 18). Frank Luke was the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor. Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, a U.S. Air Force pilot training installation since World War II, is named in his honor.

1. Early life and career
2. Death
3. Other aces
4. Honors and awards

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyboys_(film)
• http://nationalaviation.org/luke-jr-frank/
• https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/frank-luke-jr
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVV4-558 : accessed 10 January 2023), Frank Luke in household of F Luke, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 65, sheet 1B, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 40; FHL microfilm 1,374,053.
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LZGB-TW3
• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7YLF-TVMM : 23 October 2019), Frank Jr Luke, 29 Sep 1918; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
• "United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHW-JV66 : 3 December 2019), Frank Luke,
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9233/frank-luke
• Arizona Republic Phoenix, Arizona 25 Jan 1947, Sat • Page 5 < newspapers.com > Mrs. Frank Luke. Sr., State Pioneer, Taken By Death.