Kiffin Yates Rockwell (1892–1916) was an early aviator and the first American pilot to shoot down an enemy aircraft in World War I. On May 18, 1916, Rockwell attacked and shot down a German plane over the Alsace battlefield. For this action he was awarded the Médaille militaire and the Croix de guerre.
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20 September 1892 Newport, Tennessee
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Died |
23 September 1916 (aged 24) Roderen, France
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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