Samuel H. McLeary (1881 – July 2, 1924) was an aviation pioneer. He was one of the first 24 people chosen by the Aviation Section of the U.S. Signal Corp to be pilots.
Biography He was born in 1881.
He was murdered by a hitchhiker on July 2, 1924 in Chesterfield, South Carolina.Lewiston Daily Sun July 18, 1924 reports arrest of alleged accomplice in McLeary's murder He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
References
External links Samuel H. McLeary at Arlington National Cemetery
See also List of aviation pioneers