Percy Rivington Pyne Jr.

Percy Rivington Pyne Jr. (November 9, 1896 – December 9, 1941) was an American fighter pilot who fought in World War I. Biography He was born on November 9, 1896 in Tuxedo Park, New York to Percy Rivington Pyne II and Maud Howland. He entered Princeton University with the class of 1918. He was a pioneer of the Princeton Aviation School and left before graduating to join the American Expeditionary Force. Pyne was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 103d Aero Squadron, 3d Pursuit Group, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., near Dun-sur-Meuse, France, 23 October 1918.