US Marine Corps Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/us-marine-corps Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Wed, 08 Jul 2020 15:38:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png US Marine Corps Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/us-marine-corps 32 32 US Marine Corps Aviation in Rhode Island https://riahof.org/year-of-induction/2012/us-marine-corps-aviation-in-rhode-island Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:16:03 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=1395 Military aviation has been a major part of Rhode Island’s history, starting with James and Ezra Allen, who flew observation balloons for the Union Army during the Civil War. Fixed wing involvement started when Gerald Hanley joined the Rhode Island National Guard in 1915. As a lieutenant in Battery A of the Coast Artillery, he […]

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