Norman Sweetser, Caproni Pilot in Italy

[M1917Ranger]

Anyone know more about him? I.e. - where he was from, when to school, etc?

[josquin]

Originally Posted by M1917Ranger

Anyone know more about him? I.e. - where he was from, when to school, etc?

Norman Sweetser was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; he is listed as a
resident of Philadelphia in the U.S. Census for 1900 & 1910 as well as
for his Draft Registration in 1917. I have no school information for him.
He was a resident of New York, N.Y. by the 1930 U.S. Census and the
California voting records list him as a resident of Los Angeles County,
California, in 1954. The 1900 census lists his age at last birthday as 5;
translating to a birthdate of 1895 (early in the year) or 1894 (mid-year
or later). His exact birthdate is given in his draft registration which
you can access, for a fee, at Ancestry.com -- Browser Upgrade (I currently lack access
or I would list this for you). I hope this was of some help.

Regards

Josquin

[ONEALM]

Sweetser is listed on the (nearly) complete list of US pilots commiccioned prior to 12 November as living at 1314 Hunting Park Rd., Phila. Rated an RMA and 1/Lt. he was trained at the 8th AIC and assigned to the 6a Squadriglia, (XIth Gruppo) on 18 July 18 and served until the armistice. One source has his date of transfer out at the 13th of November.

[Froggy]

Bonjour

Here is a bio of Norman Sweetser

The Papers of Norman Sweetser, UM Libraries DESCRIPTIONS

Bruno