9 June 1895 – 13 September 1918 Lt. Jones was shot down over France when his squadron (the 103rd led by Major William Thaw) was attacked by eight German chase planes. The combat was fierce, and Gene and his comrades shot down four enemy planes; Gene was the only allied casualty of that battle. Though […]
1 January 1868 – 27 June 1936 Grand Chairman, Pullman Porters Benefit Association of America Perry Parker began working for the Pullman company as a porter in Cincinnati at around the age of 25. He worked as a porter and later as a confidential inspector (or investigator) for the company for 27 years, retiring in […]
2 July 1896 – 24 July 1915 The Eastland, one of five chartered excursion boats meant to ferry employees, their families and friends from Chicago over to the Michigan City shore for the annual Western Electric Company picnic, keeled over into the Chicago River while still at dock, trapping hundreds inside its hull and leading […]