▁Compet ition ▁record ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Russ ian ▁female ▁triple ▁jump ers ▁Category : Europe an ▁Athletics ▁Championships ▁medal ists <0x0A> </s> ▁Lieutenant ▁( l ater ▁Colonel ) ▁Eug ene ▁See ley ▁Col er ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁flying ▁ace ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Royal ▁F lying ▁Corps ▁and ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force . ▁He ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁ 1 6 ▁aer ial ▁vict ories . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁service ▁Although ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Col er ▁was ▁native ▁to ▁New ark , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁William ▁Nich ols ▁( J r .) ▁and ▁L ill ie ▁See ley ▁Col er , ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁was ▁William ▁Nich ols ▁Col er ▁III . ▁ ▁Eug ene ▁Col er ▁joined ▁the ▁R FC ▁in ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁After ▁several ▁weeks ▁training , ▁he ▁emb ark ed ▁for ▁England ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁He ▁received ▁further ▁flight ▁training ▁in ▁England . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁No . ▁ 1 1 ▁Squadron ▁R FC ▁( l ater ▁to ▁become ▁No . ▁ 1 1 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ), ▁which ▁was ▁operating ▁from ▁Vert ▁Gal and ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Front . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁No . ▁ 1 1 ▁Squadron ▁was ▁flying ▁long ▁range ▁reconna issance ▁sort ies