John Edmund Greene | |
Birth Date: | 2 July 1894 |
Birth Place: | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Placeofburial: | Coxyde Military Cemetery, Koksijde, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Allegiance: | George V[1] |
Branch: | Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force |
Serviceyears: | 1916–1918 |
Rank: | Captain |
Unit: | No. 13 Squadron RNAS, No. 213 Squadron RAF |
Awards: | Distinguished Flying Cross |
John Edmund Greene DFC (2 July 1894 – 14 October 1918) was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 15 victories.[2] Greene was shot down by Carl Degelow on 4 October 1918, but survived to be shot down and killed 10 days later. He is buried at the (Koksijde).