Background
ROWELL, Ross Erastus was born on September 22, 1884 in Ruthven, Iowa, United States. Son of Elmore Curtis and Jessie Maria (Rogers) Rowell.
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Ross Erastus ROWELL
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Electrical Engineering University, Idaho. Navy Flying School, Pensacola, Florida. Army Air Corps Adv. Flying School, Kelly Field, Texas.
Air Corps Tactical School, Langley Field, Virginia.
Career
Appointed Second Lieutenant, of Marines, Idaho, by Theodore Roosevelt, 1906. Served as Marine Officer in Cuba, Philippine Isles, Nicaragua, Haiti, France, at sea. Naval Aviator. Command aircraft, squads.
United States Marines in Nicaraguan campaign, 28. Holds Distinguished Flying Gross. Navy Distinguished Service Medal.
Blue Ribbon of Nicaragua. In command of Marine Air Squads, since 1924.
Membership
Club: Army and Navy (Washington, DC.).
Connections
Spouse Marguerita Isabel Byington, March 6, 1912, San Francisco, California.
