to Balsley who was in the hospital recuperating from his wounds. Chapman was attacked north of Douaumont by German flying ace Leutnant Kurt Wintgens, a close friend of Höhndorf. With Wintgens flying a Halberstadt D.II that day against Chapman's Nieuport 11, Wintgens soon gained the upper hand. A memorial service was held on the 4th of July for Chapman. The service, which was held at the American Church in Paris, included many of the American ambassador to France, American residents of Paris and any American soldiers in France that could make it. Awards and medals Chapman earned many medals and commendations during his military career. Chapman was interested in the arts and in writing. He often found inspiration to write while he was in the middle of battles, and many of the letters he sent to his father were written in these circumstances. A book of these letters, called Letters from France, was published after his death. In his memory, the composer Charles Martin Loeffler, a friend of Chapman's father, composed his quartet Music for Four Stringed Instruments. A cenotaph in his honor was erected in St. Matthew's Episcopal Churchyard, Bedford, New York. Bibliography References Guttman, Jon Nieuport (2006). Flyers of the Lafayette, Albatros Productions, 1890s births 1916 deaths Military personnel from New York City Harvard University alumni Aviators killed by being shot down Aviators from New York (state) Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion French military personnel killed in World War I American military personnel killed in World War I Fay School alumni Livingston family Jay family Schuyler family