Chicago's WW I Medal of Honor Pilot: Harold E. Goettler

From Illinois Chronicles. //// He received his Medal of Honor posthumously after trying to fly supplies into a unit that was cut off in the Argonne Forest (the famed Lost Battalion of the 77th Division) on October 6, 1918. On his first attempt he was under heavy German fire and was unhappy with the accuracy of his drop. //// He flew lower on his second attemp and was hit by machine gun fire and killed instantly. //// His body was returned to Chicago and buried at Graceland Cemetery. ////