Elliott White Springs

Elliott White Springs
Elliott White Springs, 1918
Born(1896-07-31)July 31, 1896
Lancaster, South Carolina
DiedAugust 15, 1959(1959-08-15) (aged 63)
Memorial Hospital, New York City, New York
Buried
Unity Cemetery, Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
Allegiance United States
Service / branchRoyal Air Force (United Kingdom)
Air Service, United States Army
RankColonel
UnitRoyal Air Force

Air Service, United States Army

Battles / wars 
World War I
World War II

Elliott White Springs (July 31, 1896 – October 15, 1959), was a South Carolina businessman and an American flying ace of World War I, credited with shooting down 16 enemy aircraft.[1]

  1. ^ Franks, Norman; Dempsey, Harry (2001). American Aces of World War I. Osprey Publishing. pp. 49–50. ISBN 978-1-84176-375-0.