On May 26, 1916, during the defense of Verdun, Rockwell was wounded in the face during combat with an enemy airplane. On September 23, 1916, during a battle with a German two-manned plane, Rockwell was shot through the chest by an explosive bullet and killed instantly. His plane crashed between the first and second line of French trenches and close to the point where his first kill, some 4 months earlier, had come to earth. Rockwell was only the second American airman to die in combat.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 16:43:21 +0000