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Sgt. 1st Class Harold O. Nicholls

Published May 12, 2015

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DAYTON, Ohio -- Caquot Type R Observation Balloon in the Early Years Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Distinguished Service Cross, 1919

Sgt. Nicholls repeatedly volunteered to act as a balloon observer in the last offensive of World War I. Three times he rose up beneath a hydrogen-filled balloon only to narrowly escape after it was hit by incendiary bullets. Fortunately, Nicholls survived to accept his medal.

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