Francis Peabody Magoun (January 6, 1895 – June 5, 1979) was an American British Royal Flying Corps Lieutenant, who served in the First World War and became an ace on October 28, 1918. January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of World War I. Origin and Early History Formed by Royal Warrant on May 13, 1912, the RFC superseded the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers. ... A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ... Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total of dead: 8 million Military dead: 4 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total dead: 7 million The First... 1628 - The Siege of La Rochelle, which had been ongoing for 14 months, ends with Huguenot surrender 1664 - The Duke of York and Albanys Maritime Regiment of Foot later to be known as the Royal Marines is established. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...

After the war he remained in England. When he returned to the United States he became professor of English at Harvard University, specialised in Finnish studies.

Works and Achievements

Military achievements

• Awarded the Military Cross (MC) in June 1918
• Awarded the Finnish Order of the Lion of Finland

Military Cross The Military Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army, and formerly also to officers of the armies of other Commonwealth countries, for distinguished and meritorious services in battle. ... Look up June in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... There are three official orders in Finland: the Order of the Cross of Liberty, the Order of the White Rose of Finland and the Order of the Lion of Finland (Suomen Leijonan ritarikunta). ...

Literary works

• "History of football from the beginnings to 1871". 1938. ISBN 0384350607
• "Old-English anthology: translations of Old-English prose and verse" 1950
• "Walter of Aquitaine; materials for the study of his legend." 1950
• "Graded Finnish reader". 1957
• "Chaucer gazetteer." 1961
• Kalevala, or Poems of the Kaleva District. 1963. ISBN 0674500008

He is also credited on a few other works: 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... The Kalevala is an epic poem which Elias Lönnrot compiled from Finnish folk lore in the 19th century. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...

• "Founders of England" by Francis B. Gummere 1930
• "Anglo-Saxon reader" by Milton Haight Turk 1930. ISBN 0674036506

1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

External links

• PDF: An American ace in the RFC
• A short article at 'The Aerodrome'
• A newspaper article (Unknown origin and date) possibly from the 60's about Magouns translation of the Kalevala