The Honorable Sumner Sewall of Bath, Maine WWI Flying Ace of the 95th Aero Squadron
b. Jun. 17, 1897 d. Jan. 25, 1965

Bowdoin College:
"SUMNER SEWALL, Governor of Maine; distinguished Ace in the first World War, decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross, the Legion of Honor, and Croix de Guerre; chief executive of that State which, in the words of the poet Horace, "smiles at us beyond all others," by family and character the best that Maine produces, now in the last months of a brilliant administration in which he displayed leadership of a high quality; courageous advocate of international cooperation and insisting in season and out of season that this nation must play its proper part in world affairs; honest, industrious public servant, gladly honored by a College which is ever conscious of its debt to the State of Maine.  Honors Causa, DOCTOR OF LAWS"

Sumner Sewall's Victories as a Flying Ace during WWI:
164 flying hours, 35 Sorties, 8 Confirm requested, 15 Combats, 6 Confirm received.

1st. Lt. Sumner Sewall

Military possessions of Sumner Sewall included in this group:
Two trunks having belonged to this distinguished American along with a few personal effects and copies of transcribed letters written to his mother describing his action in WWI.  Photos and descriptions are shown below.

1.  The Smaller Trunk is identified as having belonged to:
1st Lt. Sumner Sewall - 95th Aero Squadron - Flying Ace of the First Pursuit Group - 1918.

2.  The button is from his WWI tunic.

3.  The bed roll (sleeping bag) is from his WWI service along with the other bags and one bed sheet.

4.  The Larger Trunk is identified as having belonged to:
Honorable Sumner Sewall, Military Governor of Württemberg-Baden, Germany -1946.

5.  Also included are two shipping tags:

One is identified to be from Sewall's good friend and fellow pilot Capt. John Mitchell from the 95th Aero Squadron.

The other tag "Railway Express Agency" shows shipment from 280 Park Avenue, NYC to an address in Bath, Maine.

6.  Copies of eight pages of transcribed letters written from Sewall to his mother during his WWI service.

$1,000.00

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