Roy Dodds
| Roy Edward Dodds | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 19, 1893 Buffalo, New York, United States |
| Died | April 2, 1965 (aged 71) Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Allegiance |
 United States
|
| Service/branch | Royal Air Force (United Kingdom) |
| Years of service | 1916–1918 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit |
Royal Air Force |
| Battles/wars |
 World War I
|
| Awards | British Distinguished Flying Cross |
Royal Air Force
Captain Roy Edward Dodds (July 19, 1893 – April 2, 1965) was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.
Born in Buffalo, New York, Dodds went to Canada in 1916 to enlist in the Royal Flying Corps. Trained in the Toronto area, he was deployed to France and assigned to 103 Squadron on 26 May 1918. In combat, he downed 7 enemy aircraft flying a Dehavilland DH-9. He was awarded the British Distinguished Flying Cross.
After the war, Dodds returned to the United States and sold automobiles in Detroit, Michigan. He served as a pilot instructor with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. Plagued by ill health, with no family and little income, Dodds died alone in a boarding house room in Detroit, Michigan. He was 72. When no one claimed his body at the local morgue, the Canadian Legion of Detroit stepped forward and had arranged for his burial.
...
Wikipedia