Gilles Meisenheimer(1894-1963), Member, Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame 2009. Gilles was born in Milwaukee. He served with Troop A of the Wisconsin Cavalry on the Mexican Border, just before world war I. During world war I, he joined the English Service in the Royal Canadian Air Force and was commissioned Lieutenant. He was held as an instructor at Camp Borden in Canada and was ready for France when the armistice was signed. He was president of the Curtiss Wisconsin Aeroplane Company. He married Helen Hausfeld and had a son Borden. He was recognized as an authority on aviation and was well known among the flying men of the United States. Worked for the Meisenheimer Printing Company from 1929 through 1949.
LT. Gil Meisenheimer
World War 1 Aircraft
Gilles's Army Pictures
Plane and Hanger (Courtesy of Judy Barczak)
Biplane in Flight (Courtesy of Judy Barczak)
Aerial Age Weekly February 28, 1921
Aerial Age Weekly February 28, 1921
Gilles Meisenheimer and Billy Mitchell
E.J. Meisenheimer, Billy Mitchell, Gilles in white shirt
Borden Meisenheimer on Plane
Gilles and Borden (Courtesy of Judy Barczak)
Gilles Meisenheimer, Divorce Notice
History of Mitchell Field
History of Mitchell Airport
History of Mitchell Airport
Milwaukee Sentinel 5-31-1921
Milwaukee Sentinel, May 31, 1921, (Page 2)
Milwaukee Sentinel, 5-31-1921, (Page 3)
Article about Gilles Meisenhieimer
Red Crown Gasoline Endorsement
Gilles Application for the American Field Service, in Paris, August 29, 1917