Thanks! However, you're wrong about the the pre-cursor to the USAF. My grandfather served in the 255th Aero Squadron AEF, and was at one point a "gunnery sergeant", and wounded in a crash landing with one of the struts going through him. He had three surgeries afterward. The quotes are beacuase his unit was a service unit. Not sure they ever had any combat, he was probably testing out a repaired plane, when they crashed on landing.
His training ground:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_Wright_FieldWhile the AEF included infantry, it also included air corps. These are the true precursor to the USAF.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Expeditionary_ForcesI believe he was not stationed with the Lafayette Escadril, as his unit was a service unit.
I've determined he was in Company H out of Mount Vernon NY, during his National Guard Service. He filled out a draft card on 7 Jul 1917, saying he had served 3 years and 2 months, which was probably just before the Ferderalization. He may not have had to fill one out, but I'm glad he did.
Now it makes sense why his basketball team at the time was "Company H", and why he was not playing for the Sacred Heart team in 1914.