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Lieutenant Meredith (1923 medical flight)

Also Lt. Meredith

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypePerson
ErasModern era

Summary

Lieutenant Meredith was the pilot of the successful Army medical flight to Beaver Island described in the February 1923 Charlevoix County Herald. The flight carried Dr. Armstrong from Selfridge Field through Charlevoix and across the ice to Jesse Cole.

Evidence and limits

The report supplies only the rank and surname. It does not identify Meredith’s first name, Army unit, aircraft, later service, or connection to another Meredith record.

Open questions

  • What was Lieutenant Meredith’s full name and Army assignment?
  • Which aircraft and crew logs document the flight?

See also

Sources

  1. Charlevoix County Herald, February 9, 1923, “Army Plane Comes North.”
    Names Lieutenant Meredith as the pilot of the successful Army plane flight from Selfridge Field to Charlevoix and Beaver Island.