Howard Burdick [SEP] conflict
Howard Burdick
Lieutenant Howard Burdick (12 December 1891—20 January 1975) DSC DFC was an American World War I flying ace credited with eight confirmed aerial victories.
Biography.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Howard Burdick joined the Air Service, United States Army in 1917 and was deployed to France. He was assigned to the 17th Aero Squadron, and flew British Sopwith Camels while attached to the Royal Air Force. For his actions in combat, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for eight aerial victories, often
flying in company with George Vaughn, his flight commander. 
Burdick forced down an enemy Fokker biplane with Vaughn on 14 October 1918. Burdick was excited with worry about the fate of his friend Howard Knotts, who had fallen behind enemy lines, and took his revenge on the downed German, shooting him to death on the ground. 
Eventually settling in California, Burdick died in Los Angeles in January, 1975.
Aerial victory list.
Howard Burdick achieved all his victories while flying a Sopwith Camel for the 17th