Yancy Derringer
2Lt, USA
27th Aero Sqn
Verdun, France.

Oct 22, 1918.

The Glorious 22nd. The Hun was up in force over our lines ( Another Big Push ? ) B flight , 2a/c, was chasing 3 Enemy 2 seats with A flight ,4 a/c, followed. As we rounded a cloud bank 7 E/a appeared and we engaged. Some during the Turning climbing and shooting 3 more 2 seats ran in along with 2 French Spads and 3 Fokker Monoplanes ( The new E-VIII ? ) A very Untidy situation . I ended up by diving on a D VII smoke then Fire and down he went into the ground after 200 rds. Climbing bac k up to 3000 meters I spotted a 2 Seat. Fired off the Rest of my ammo damaging the Rumpler. By then it was over except for the Rumplers ,3, at over 4000 meters. The Sqn loss 1 shot down, 2 forced down + 1 pilot mortally Wnd everyone else had damage. I saw 1 French Spad spin in. Claims : 5 E/a Destroyed , 1 was mine, + 1 Rumpler Damaged.