"Formely Lietenant, American Air Service"

From the Cornell Alumni News
VOL. XXVIII, No. 9, NOVEMBER 19, 1925


Frederick Spiegelberg, Jr.,'16
Frederick Spiegelberg,
Jr., died on
November 7 as the result of injuries re-
ceived that day in anautomobile accident

while enroute with hiswife and friends to
the Harvard-Princeton football game.
He wasborn in New York onNovember
17, 1895, the son of Justice andMrs.
Frederick Spiegelberg.
?4fter attending
Hamilton Institute, he came to Cornell in
1912 as a student of agriculture and
graduated in 1916with thedegree of B.S.
While in the University he made quite a
record as an athlete. For three years he
played on the varsity lacrosse team, for
two years on the hockey team and one
year on the soccer team, besides being a
member of his class lacrosse team fortwo
years. He was a member of the Junior
Nights Committee and the Senior Pledge
Committee.
During the War he saw considerable
service. Hewent to the first Plattsburgh
Training Camp in 1917and wassent over-
seas with the first group of student
aviators. In February, 1918, he was as-
signed to theFrench forces andtwicewon
the Croix de Guerre for night bombing
work. Later he was transferred to the
Ninth Aero Squadron of the American
forces and served directly under Colonel
William H. Mitchell. Heremained over-
seas with the Army of Occupation when
hostilities ceased andreturned to America
in1919.