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Colonel Edward Meeker Haight was a flying ace when he served as a lieutenant in World War I. He was credited with five aerial victories, all against German fighter planes.〔http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/usa/haight.php Retrieved 4 March 2010.〕 Haight scored his victories in just over a month, from 28 September through 30 October 1918,〔http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/usa/haight.php Retrieved 4 March 2010.〕 while flying a Spad. Postwar, Haight pursued a career in the U. S. flying service, although he interrupted his service time at some point for approximately six years. He flew as an airline pilot in Central America, and maintained his reserve commission. He was recalled to active duty for World War II.〔http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/newspaper-articles/31586-last-world-war-i-ace-retires-air-force.html (''Brownsville Herald'' newspaper, 3 May 1954.〕 During World War II, he rose to the rank of colonel and briefly commanded Randolph AFB in 1942. In 1950, he was culled from the officer's ranks and chose to enlist as a noncommissioned officer rather than leave the military; this allowed him to complete his 30 years for retirement. He retired on 3 May 1954 at Randolph AFB, after serving four years as a master sergeant in the School of Aviation Medicine.〔http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/newspaper-articles/31586-last-world-war-i-ace-retires-air-force.html (''Brownsville Herald'' newspaper, 3 May 1954.〕 ==See also== * List of World War I flying aces from the United States 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edward Meeker Haight」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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