Born: 11/29/1893
Died: 02/05/1960
Inducted: 10/14/2000
John left his home town of Milwaukee in 1911 for
flight training with Glenn Curtiss at North Island in San Diego, CA.
Only 16 years old, Kaminski learned to fly hydro-aeroplanes, flying
boats, and land based machines.
In April 1912, he qualified for Aviator
Certificate No. 121 of the Aero Club of America to become the first
Wisconsin native to earn a pilot's certificate.
His
career came to an abrupt end in 1919 after his already failing
eyesight was damaged in an accident while serving as a "soldier
pilot" during World War I.
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