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Godfrey de Courcelles Chevalier
Born(1889-03-07)March 7, 1889
Providence, Rhode Island
DiedNovember 14, 1922(1922-11-14) (aged 33)
Norfolk, Virginia
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1907-1922
RankLieutenant Commander
Commands heldNaval Air Station Dunkerque, France
Battles/warsWorld War I
  • Western Front (World War I)
AwardsDistinguished Service Medal
Croix de Guerre
An Aeromarine 39B piloted by Chevalier is seen just before it touches down on the flight deck of USS Langley (CV-1) on 26 October 1922 – the first landing aboard an American aircraft carrier.

Lieutenant Commander Godfrey de Courcelles Chevalier, USN (7 March 1889 – 14 November 1922) was a pioneering naval aviator of the United States Navy of World War I and the early 1920s.

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