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Phoenix, Arizona

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World War I

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Frank Luke Jr.

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AliasesArizona Balloon BusterBirth 1897-05-19Death1918-09-29BirthplacePhoenix, ArizonaAffiliationsUnited States ArmyOccupationsFighter PilotPlace of ResidencePhoenixBiographical NoteFrank Luke Jr. was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1897 and graduated from Phoenix Union High School in 1917. That same year, he enlisted in the U.S. Signal Corps and went on to receive pilot training in Texas and California.

Luke Jr. died while fighting in France during World War I. He was a pilot known for taking out German observation balloons. On September 29, 1918, he was shot in the chest while flying but managed to land the plane in northeast France, where he collapsed and died of his injuries. He is buried at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in northeast France, not far from where he died.

Luke Jr. was the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor, given to his father, Frank Luke Sr. in 1919. Luke Air Force Base is named in his honor, as is the town of Lukeville, Arizona on the border with Mexico.More InformationWikipedia

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Ajo Copper News, 1918-10-18

Ajo Copper News, 1918-11-29

Arizona Copper Camp, 1919-01-11

Arizona Republican, 1922-02-12

Nogales International, 1941-09-26

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Frank Luke

Frank Luke Public Housing project in Phoenix

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Flight goggles which belonged to Lieutenant Frank Luke Jr., a native Arizonan, during World War I

Scarf which belonged to Lieutenant Frank Luke Jr., a native Arizonan, during World War I

Scarf which belonged to Lieutenant Frank Luke Jr., a native Arizonan, during World War I, closeup

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Arizona characters in silhouette

End of An Ace

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Correspondence, Arizona Industrial Congress

Correspondence, Biography Luke, Frank

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Frank Luke - Arizona's 'Balloon Buster'

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Luke Air Force Base

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Frank Luke, Jr.- State Archives Photographs

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The Phoenician, 1917

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Frank Luke Jr.