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Over one hundred years ago, William Henry Meeker lost his life on an aviation training field in Pau, France. This book is a collection of letters his parents had printed in 1917 titled His Book. The original private printing was limited to 150 hardcover books. Meeker was born In New York City on January 5, 1894. After his high school years, he entered Harvard University and was to have graduated in June of 1917, but took his degree early so that he might join the Lafayette Flying Corps. He enlisted on June 3, 1917 and was breveted a corporal on July 26. He went to France for further flight training and while doing a vertical spiral, his plane crashed and was instantly killed on September 11, 1917.
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Over one hundred years ago, William Henry Meeker lost his life on an aviation training field in Pau, France. This book is a collection of letters his parents had printed in 1917 titled His Book. The original private printing was limited to 150 hardcover books. Meeker was born In New York City on January 5, 1894. After his high school years, he entered Harvard University and was to have graduated in June of 1917, but took his degree early so that he might join the Lafayette Flying Corps. He enlisted on June 3, 1917 and was breveted a corporal on July 26. He went to France for further flight training and while doing a vertical spiral, his plane crashed and was instantly killed on September 11, 1917.
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