Edgar Gardner Tobin
Edgar Gardner Tobin, 1918
Born7 September 1896
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Died10 January 1954
Wallace Lake, Louisiana, USA
Allegiance United States
Service/branchAir Service, United States Army
Years of service1917 - 1918
RankLieutenant
Unit94th Aero Squadron, 103rd Aero Squadron
Battles/wars World War I
AwardsDistinguished Service Cross, Croix de Guerre
Other workBecame president of world's largest aerial mapping firm

Lieutenant Edgar Gardner Tobin was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.[1]

World War I service

Tobin was born to a prominent San Antonio family and was educated at Texas Military Institute. While he served in the 94th and 103rd Aero Squadrons, he scored all his victories while flying for the 103rd. From 11 July to 28 September 1918, he scored six confirmed victories and an unverified one; one of his wins was shared with fellow ace George W. Furlow. Tobin ended the war with the Distinguished Service Cross and the Croix de Guerre.[1]

Post World War I

In 1928, he took over an aerial mapping firm, which became instrumental in surveying the State of Texas and thus enabled the development Texas oil industry. During the Second World War, Tobin served as a civilian aide to General Henry "Hap" Arnold of the United States Army Air Corps.[2] He died in the crash of a Grumman Mallard on 10 January 1954 on Lake Wallace, Louisiana [3] along with one of the co-founders of Braniff International Airways, Thomas Elmer Braniff.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 www.theaerodrome.com Retrieved on 29 June 2010.
  2. "www.tobin.com". Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  3. American Aces of World War I. p. 82.

Bibliography

  • American Aces of World War I. Norman Franks, Harry Dempsey. Osprey Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1-84176-375-6, ISBN 978-1-84176-375-0.
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