Greayer Clover
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Greayer Clover was an American aviator in the First World War
. After graduating from Los Angeles High School in 1915, he entered Yale University
but left in his sophomore year to join the American Field Service as an ambulance driver. He persuaded five classmates to join him in this venture. In France, he served for six months in the French Army, seeing active duty in the trenches as Fort Malmaison was recaptured. On the United States entry into the war he joined the American service and began training as an aviator. He fell on a formation practice run on August 30, 1918.
was originally named Clover Field in his honor. Santa Monica
does retain Cloverfield Avenue, recalling the airport's original name.
Greayer's Oak Park, in his honor, is located on North Figueroa Avenue, where a group of childhood friends planted an oak tree in his honor in the early 1920s. On present day maps the name is often incorrectly given as "Greaver".
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. After graduating from Los Angeles High School in 1915, he entered Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
but left in his sophomore year to join the American Field Service as an ambulance driver. He persuaded five classmates to join him in this venture. In France, he served for six months in the French Army, seeing active duty in the trenches as Fort Malmaison was recaptured. On the United States entry into the war he joined the American service and began training as an aviator. He fell on a formation practice run on August 30, 1918.
Honors
What would eventually become Santa Monica AirportSanta Monica Airport
Santa Monica Airport , also known as Santa Monica Municipal Airport, is a general aviation airport located largely in Santa Monica, California, United States. The airport is located about from the Pacific Ocean and north of LAX...
was originally named Clover Field in his honor. Santa Monica
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
does retain Cloverfield Avenue, recalling the airport's original name.
Greayer's Oak Park, in his honor, is located on North Figueroa Avenue, where a group of childhood friends planted an oak tree in his honor in the early 1920s. On present day maps the name is often incorrectly given as "Greaver".