LAWRENCE SCANLAN, called Larney, of Cedarhurst, Long Island, was studying electrical engineering at the outbreak of the war. He abandoned his studies to join the French Foreign Legion. He was severely wounded in the leg and foot on June 16, 1915. He lay wounded for fifty-six hours on the battlefield before being rescued by a stretcher-bearer. He survived this injury and enlisted into French aviation on 8 February 1917. He attended flight school from 24 February - 1 September 1917 in Avord and Chateauroux, then served in the Lafayette Escadrille.