Osborne Orr

Osborne John Orr
Born 15 July 1895
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died 23 October 1918(1918-10-23) (aged 23)
Vicinity of Termonde
Arras Flying Services Memorial Pas de Calais, France
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch Flying service
Rank Lieutenant
Unit No. 204 Squadron RAF
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross

Lieutenant Osborne John Orr DFC (15 July 1895 – 23 October 1918) was an American-born British World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.[1]

He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in the 1919 New Year Honours.[2]

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20081201145040/http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/usa/orr.php. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31098. p. 96. 1 January 1919.


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