8 3 ▁prints ▁( Pr inc eton ▁University ▁Digital ▁Library ) ▁ ▁Category : 1 6 0 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 6 7 7 ▁death s ▁Category : F rench ▁print m akers ▁Category : F rench ▁dra ug ht s men ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Vern on , ▁E ure <0x0A> </s> ▁St . ▁Louis ▁A ircraft ▁Corporation ▁ ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁aircraft ▁manufact urer ▁founded ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Car ▁Company ▁had ▁been ▁approached ▁by ▁Thomas ▁W . ▁Ben o ist ▁to ▁build ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁flying ▁boats . ▁A ▁prototype ▁was ▁built , ▁but ▁the ▁concept ▁did ▁not ▁go ▁into ▁production . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁government ▁needed ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁production ▁interest ▁for ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁aircraft ▁production ▁needs . ▁The ▁St . ▁Louis ▁A ircraft ▁Corporation ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁A . J . ▁Se ig el ▁of ▁the ▁H ut ting ▁S ash ▁and ▁Do or ▁company , ▁and ▁Ed win ▁B ▁Mess ner ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Car ▁Company . ▁ ▁Their ▁two ▁companies ▁had ▁sk illed ▁labor ▁and ▁facilities ▁needed ▁to ▁construct ▁wood ▁fr amed ▁aircraft . ▁The ▁company ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁six ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁Curt iss ▁J N - 4 D ▁Jen ny ▁with ▁first ▁deliver ies ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁The ▁first ▁order ▁( 7 2 0 5 5