Samuel H. McLeary

Samuel H. McLeary (1881 – July 2, 1924) was an aviation pioneer. He was one of the first 24 people chosen by the Aviation Section of the U.S. Signal Corp to be pilots.

Glenn Curtiss and Lieutenants Joseph D. Park; Lewis Edward Goodier, Jr.; Samuel H. McLeary; and Lewis Hyde Brereton on December 4, 1912

Biography

He was born in 1881.

He was murdered by a hitchhiker on July 2, 1924 in Chesterfield, South Carolina.^[1][2] He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

References

1. "Alleged Killer Leads Party To M'Leary's Body. Remains Of Missing Army Officer Found Near Cheraw, S. C. Authorities Seek King's Accomplice. Bullet Holes In Skull Said To Substantiate Confession". Baltimore Sun. July 18, 1924. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 2011-05-25. With two bullet holes in the skull, the body of Major Samuel H. McCleary, former Third Corps Area officer who has been missing since July 2, was found yesterday in a densely wooded region 12 miles south of Cheraw, S. C. ...
2. Lewiston Daily Sun July 18, 1924 reports arrest of alleged accomplice in McLeary's murder

External links

• Samuel H. McLeary at Arlington National Cemetery

See also

• List of aviation pioneers