[Escadrille SPA. 124 (Lafayette Escadrille) in front of building]

Photographic group portrait of Escadrille SPA. 124 (Lafayette Escadrille) in front of a building, France, circa 1916-1917. The squadron's pet lions Whiskey and Soda and a dog are also in the shot.

Standing, left to right, are: Robert Soubiron, James Doolittle, Courtney Campbell, Edwin Parsons, Ray Bridgman, William Dugan, Douglas MacMonagle, Walter Lowell, Harold Willis, Henry Jones, David Peterson and Antoine de Maison-Rouge (French Deputy Commander). Seated, left to right, are Dudley Hill, Didier Masson with Soda, William Thaw, Georges Thenault (the French Commander), Raoul Lufbery with Whiskey, 'Chute' Johnson, Stephen Bigelow and Robert L. Rockwell.

Inscription: "Lafayette Escadrille, France, 1916-17."

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