1130. Carlton Merrill Bliss

Gorham Archives, Hay Library, Brown University, Providence, R.I.

Date	1919
Material	Cast bronze
Dimensions	13 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (34.3 x 14 cm)
Description	Bas relief of Lieut. Carlton M. Bliss from Attleboro who died in service during WWI. Cast by Gorham Co., Bronze Division, July 25, 1919.
Markings	Carlton M. Bliss / June 9, 1895 November 14, 1918 Signed: CP
Provenance / Location	Location unknown
Alternate Title(s)	n/a
Notes / Sources	Known from Photo Card, Ledger and Artist Card in the Gorham Co archives, Brown University, Providence, R.I. Bliss’ service noted in Panorama of Attleboro Massachusetts 1939, pg. 8, Attleboro Public Library, Vertical Files.

Carlton Merrill Bliss, a non-graduate of Brown University the class of 1918, a Lieutenant in American Aviation, died in an accident at Ford Junction Aerdome No. 1, at Sussex, England. on November 14th, 1918. Bliss graduated from Attleboro High School, and was later employed at the Attleboro Manufacturing Company. At Brown, Bliss was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He entered the Plattsburg Training Camp in April of 1917. Lieutenant Bliss was buried with military honors at the Morn Hill Cemetery in Winchester, England. He received the World War I Victory Medal.

Source: https://library.brown.edu/create/browninthegreatwar/the-honor-roll/

From: New England Aviators: 1914-1918, Their Portraits and Their Records, vol. II. Houghton Mifflin Co., New York, 1920. p. 220-221. (has image of Bliss)

CARLTON MERRILL BLISS Second Lieutenant, A.S., U.SA., Ninety-Second Aero Squadron Killed in airplane accident, Nov. 14, 1918

Son of Francis Walker and Lina (Coe) Bliss; was born at Attleboro, Mass., June 9, 1895. He was educated at the Attleboro High School, and at Colby and Brown Universities. At school he played on the baseball team, track, and football teams; he was two years captain of basketball, the last year winning sixteen out of seventeen games played by the school. At Colby he played one year on the football team. On May 12, 1917, he attended the Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg. From there he was assigned to the Ground School, at the M.I.T., graduating Dec. 22, 1917. On Jan. 2, 1918, he was sent to the Flying School at Kelly Field, Tex.; and on March 9, 1918, he was commissioned 2d Lieut, in the Aviation Service. He completed his course at Ellington Field, Houston, Tex., where in Aug. he received his overseas orders, sailing Sept. 2, 1918. On Nov. 14, 1918, Lieut. Bliss was killed while instructing a pupil, at Ford Junction Airdrome, Sussex, Eng. He was buried at Morn Hill Cemetery, Winchester, Eng. Brother in Service — Earle F. Bliss, Capt, 331st Reg't, FA.; served with the 86thDivision.