Location. 38° 53.403′ N, 76° 58.782′ W. Marker is in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Kingman Park. Memorial is on East Capitol Street Northeast east of 17th Street Northeast, on the left when traveling east. This marker is the base of the flagpole at Eastern High School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1700 East Capitol Street Northeast, Washington DC 20003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
“The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Thomas H. Farnsworth, First Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Thiaucourt, France, September 13, 1918.
After being badly wounded Lieutenant Farnsworth shot down an enemy plane and made a perfect landing. His first thoughts upon landing were for his observer, who had been thrown from his plane during the action. Lieutenant Farnsworth died shortly after being taken to the aid station.”
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5. James Franklin Hagan 1914-1918
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6. Charles Edwin Chambers 1914-1918
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7. Carl Augustus Bostrum 1914-1918
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8. Albert Zane Pyles 1914-1918
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9. Henry Arthur Dobson 1898
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10. Socrates Maupin 1898
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11. Kathryn Harris.
Designer of the Monument
“The Eastern High School Alumni flagstaff commemorates seven former Eastern High students who were killed in the Spanish-American War and World War I. Paid for by alumni of the school, the flagstaff stands before the school's main entrance. It was in place when the school moved to this then-new building on March 1, 1923.” — WW 1 Centennial Commission.
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12. Tiffany Studios N.Y.
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13. Eastern High School
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14. Eastern High School
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