Records of the Office of the Judge Advocate General (Army), 1792 - 2010. Army General Courts-Martial Records of Trial , 1939 - 1976. Court Martial of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll

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Records of the Office of the Judge Advocate General (Army), 1792 - 2010. Army General Courts-Martial Records of Trial , 1939 - 1976. Court Martial of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll

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Bergdoll, Grover Cleveland, 1893-1966

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Grover Cleveland Bergdoll (October 18, 1893 – January 27, 1966) was an early aviator, racing driver and World War I draft dodger, who went to Germany to avoid prison. Bergdoll was born in Philadelphia to a wealthy brewing family. He was one of 119 people to train at the Wright Flying School, and in 1912 he purchased a Wright Model B biplane for $5,000. Bergdoll made several public flights from an airfield on family-owned land outside Philadelphia, and was the first person to fly an airplane b...