Kiffin Rockwell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kiffin Rockwell

American World War I flying ace

Date of Birth: 20-Sep-1892

Place of Birth: Newport, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 23-Sep-1916

Profession: journalist, aircraft pilot

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Kiffin Yates Rockwell (1892–1916) was an early aviator and the first American pilot to shoot down an enemy aircraft in World War I.
On May 18, 1916, Rockwell attacked and shot down a German plane over the Alsace battlefield.
For this action he was awarded the Médaille militaire and the Croix de guerre.