. New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . , Feb. 26, 1918. From March 9 to April 6 hewas stationed at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Queenstown, Ire.,when he was transferred to the Royal Navy Station at Castletown,Berehaven, Ire., as representative of U.S.N.A. forces. On April 29,1918, this station was taken over by the U.S., and Lieut. Shum-way was appointed Commanding Officer. From May 18 to July3, 1918, he served as Executive Officer, and from then to Aug. 21as Commanding Officer. The Castletown Station was the first ofthe five Irish stations under the U.S. to opera
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. New England aviators 1914-1918; their portraits and their records . , Feb. 26, 1918. From March 9 to April 6 hewas stationed at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Queenstown, Ire., when he was transferred to the Royal Navy Station at Castletown, Berehaven, Ire., as representative of U.S.N.A. forces. On April 29, 1918, this station was taken over by the U.S., and Lieut. Shum-way was appointed Commanding Officer. From May 18 to July3, 1918, he served as Executive Officer, and from then to Aug. 21as Commanding Officer. The Castletown Station was the first ofthe five Irish stations under the U.S. to operate, as well as thefirst Kite Balloon Station in Europe to fly and operate patrols. On Aug. 23, 1918, Lieut. Shumway was transferred to the U.S.Naval Base at Plymouth, Eng., where, until Nov. 29, he was Com-manding Officer of the U.S. Naval Kite Balloon Detachment, at-tached to S.S.T.B.D. Parker, flying from R.A.F. Balloon BaseNo. 16. He was commissioned Ensign, U.S.N.R.F., Jan. 24, 1918; andLieut, (j.g.), May 1, 1918. He returned to the U.S. on Jan. 14, 1919. [ 342 ]. EDWARD ANDRUS TERHUNE, Jr. Ensign, U.S.N.R.F., Squadron B, NorthernBombing Group Son of Edward Andrus and Emma G. Terhune; was born, June 3, 1895, at Dorchester, Mass. He was educated at the Dor-chester High School and at Tufts College, graduating in the classof 1917, cum laude (B.S. in Structural Engineering). He playedquarterback on the 1917 football team, and pitched on the1917 baseball team. He enlisted at Boston, Feb. 18, 1918, and was trained at theM.I.T. Ground School, and U.S. Naval Air Station, Key West, Fla., at which latter place he was Temporary Instructor. Hestudied flying-boats at the U.S.N.A.S., Miami, Fla.; and land-planes with the U.S. Marines, Curtiss Field, Miami, Fla. He wascommissioned Ensign, July 10, 1918. He was sent overseas, and trained in bombing and gunnery atMoutchic-Lacanau, France; he was then attached to the NorthernBombing Group at Calais, France (Champagne, Field B). Laterhe was stati
