This is where historians and experts can tell me I'm dead wrong - and why. It's where Web experts can suggest better ways for me to make use of this slice of bandwidth. It's where laymen or casual observers can make comments and offer their insights. In short, it's where I hope to find new knowledge about my subject.

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The design of this page will probably change according to the type and volume of responses the page generates. With that in mind, I am starting out with just a few questions, with more to follow.

Whatever happened to Alfred Grant? In April 1919, Alfred Grant got out of the Army. Two weeks later he stopped in on his old fraternity brothers at Kansas State while en route to Denton, Texas. It's the last mention of Grant for years.

What I know is this: Alfred Grant moved to the Los Angeles area sometime between 1919 and 1924, when he moved his parents out to live near or with him. In December 1941, Grant - then age 46 - was admitted to the California bar and opened a practice at 2144 E. 7th St. in Los Angeles, Calif. In 1946 he offered free legal help to Southern California K-State alumni who might wish to set up endowments for the school. And on Jan. 9, 1950, he died.

Why did Grant become a lawyer so late in life? What kind of lawyer was he? Was he a success in life, or did he struggle? Did he maintain ties to his wartime comrades, or did he cut them off? In short, what happened to Grant, and do his post-war experiences offer any insight into his character or his feelings about the war and his brothers in arms?
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Grant's "ace:" Official sources, including the Squadron's own combat reports, show Alfred Grant with three victories over German aircraft. Yet as early as Sept. 20 the newspaper in Manhattan, Kansas, had run a story that stated Grant had downed five enemy planes. The same paper ran another story to the same effect in November, and yet stated that the fifth plane fell to Grant in an October combat.

Was such confusion common? What was the source for much of the erroneous information published in American newspapers? Is it possible that Grant somehow was a five-down ace?
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Jerry Vasconcells' dream: Jerry Vasconcells' wife told a story about how her husband would awake in a sweat from a recurring wartime dream. In it, she said, he relived a moment from the war in which he was flying in formation with his best friend (unnamed). Flak struck his friend's plane, setting it afire. The friend would look at Jerry, raise his hand, wave goodbye - and then perish as the Spad exploded.

Is this a nightmare suffered by a man suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or is it somehow a real event?
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Finding descendents: Can anybody out there offer any leads on finding the descendents of these men.
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Finding letters and memoirs: Can anybody out there steer me toward the papers of people from the 27th Squadron?
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Joe Wehner's death: Joe Wehner was shot down defending Frank Luke Jr. on Sept. 18, 1918. Several sources have said that he was seen going down in flames, and some have suggested that Luke was aware of his friend's death.

And yet Grant wrote Wehner's family suggesting that their son was forced down and was probably taken prisoner. Also, his obituary and his service record show his date of death as being two days later, on Sept. 20.

Did Wehner survive the incident only to die two days later?
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What did Rembercourt look like? I have so far been unable to find much information that would give me the layout and look of the Rembercourt airfield.

Does anyone have anything that would lead me to a better understanding of this setting?

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What was Joe's plane number? For that matter, what were the plane numbers of ALL the pilots? The only number that I know is Luke's - No. 26, and I'm not convinced that was always his plane.

Is there anyone who can explain this to me, or is there a source for matching names to numbers?
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What time is dusk? According to the times listed in squadron reports , many of Frank Luke's "dusk" patrols took place before 6 p.m. during September. Seems kinda early for September.

What gives?
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