At first glance, a World War I fighter pilot and a modern Chinese surveillance balloon seem worlds apart—but they share a ...

On the afternoon of Oct. 8, Keesler and pilot 1st Lt. Harold W. Riley embarked on a routine reconnaissance mission. However, they were swiftly confronted by four German fighters, outmatched and ...

He underwent training as an aerial observer at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and was commissioned as an officer on August 15. In March 1918, Keesler and other American service members bound for battle ...