1918
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Contents
Events
- August 12 – Naval aviators Garrett T. Mandeville, August Copp, and Guy B. Fraley are killed when their seaplane crashes into Pensacola Bay.[1]
- September 24 – Ensign J. P. Bournique and machinists Thomas O. Jones and E. B. Saunders are killed when a seaplane crashes at NAS Pensacola.[2]
- E. Dixie Beggs, Sr. is elected to the Escambia County School Board.
- Pensacola High School was moved to an old tabernacle building on Gregory Street.[3]
- J. M. Collier became principal of Pensacola High School.[3]
Births
Deaths
- March 3 – George Washington Wright
- October 12 – William Alexander Blount, Jr.
- November 28 – Daniel Gonzalez Brent
References
- ↑ "Three Airmen Killed in Pensacola Bay." New York Times, August 13, 1918.
- ↑ "Three Naval Aviators Killed." New York Times, September 25, 1918.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.pensacolahighschool.org/about/about_main.htm