He marched to that heroic martyrdom.”
CONTENTS
| I. | Memoir | [1] |
| II. | His Own Story | [15] |
| III. | Letters | [25] |
| IV. | From His Father | [49] |
| V. | A Comrade’s Tribute | [60] |
| VI. | His Brother’s Service | [65] |
| VII. | From the French Envoys | [68] |
| VIII. | Messages of Condolence and Appreciation | [71] |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| Norman Prince | [Frontispiece] |
| As Master (pro tem.) of the Pau Draghounds | [6] |
| With His Favorite Plane | [10] |
| Portrait as Exhibited at Allied Fairs | [18] |
| With His Superior Officer Lieutenant de Laage de Mœux | [26] |
| Application to ride a Breguet de Chasse | [30] |
| Memorandum of the Bringing-down of his First German Machine | [38] |
| Cover of a French Periodical | [46] |
| Norman Prince, Frederick Henry Prince, Jr., and Frederick Henry Prince | [50] |
| Concours Hippique | [54] |
| Camp Norman Prince | [62] |
| Frederick Henry Prince, Jr., with his Nieuport | [66] |
| Decorations | [72] |
NORMAN PRINCE
I
MEMOIR
It is fitting that the record of a young life of high aspiration, of fine achievement, and, finally, of supreme self-sacrifice on a world’s battlefield, should be permanently preserved, not only for the satisfaction of those near relatives and friends who deeply mourn its tragic and untimely end, but for the sense of pride and rapture of soul which the contemplation of such a record everywhere inspires. Grievous as it is to see a young and happy life cut off at the threshold of a promising career, there is compensation as well as consolation for such a fate when the fine fervor of youth, thoroughly imbued with a loyal and patriotic spirit, has won for its possessor the well-deserved plaudit of living and dying a hero. Such was the fate and such the reward of the subject of this memoir.