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Rhodes and machinist Christensen both get a mention at bottom right of books.google.com/books?id=zpJMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA639&l.... Following the link back to books.google.com/books?id=zpJMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA613&l... we find that they too were part of the transatlantic flight attempt of NC1 through NC-4. Howard was a special mechanic on NC-4. Christensen was on NC-1. Rhodes was on NC-3.

Chief Mechanic's Mate Edward H. Howard would suffer the misfortune of losing his left hand to a whirling propeller on the eve of the transatlantic expedition while working on an engine. He would be replaced on NC-4's crew by Eugene T. "Smokey" Rhoads (no relation to Braxton Rhodes).

Probably Braxton Rhodes (1892-1966) www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1115152

Rasmus Christensen (1883-1960) www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=48839348

Probably Edward Harrison Howard (1887-1962) (the photo indicates that it's the same man IMO) www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43181378 In 'The Flying Firsts of Walter Hinton: From the 1919 Transatlantic Flight to ...' by Benjamin J. Burns, he is referred to as Edward H. "Harry" Howard. books.google.com/books?id=uAw4ZwcARpgC&printsec=front... See also photo of him in the New York Tribune, May 18, 1919 (at bottom) cdn.loc.gov/service/sgp/sgpbatches/batch_dlc_belleauwood_...

Samuel Howard (Howie) Camnitz (August 22, 1881 - March 2, 1960) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball and the Philadelphia Phillies (1913[end]) in the National League and for the Pittsburgh Rebels (1914-15) in the Federal League. A native of Covington, Kentucky, he batted and threw right handed. In an 11-season career, Camnitz posted a 133-106 record with 915 strikeouts and a 2.75 ERA in 2085.1 innings pitched. Camnitz pitched briefly with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1904 and 1906. In his first full season in 1907, he had a 13-8 record with a 2.15 ERA in 180 innings, including a five-inning no-hitter against the New York Giants on August 23rd. The next year he went 16-9 with a 1.56 ERA and 15 complete games in 19 starts. With a workhorse approach and an excellent curveball, Camnitz collected three 20-win seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1909-12, leading his team to the 1909 World Series after winning 25 games in the regular season and tying Christy Mathewson for the National League lead winning percentage (.806). Camnitz pitched at least 240 innings for seven consecutive years (1908-14) with a career-high 283 innings in 1909, winning 20 games in 1911 and 22 in 1912. After a 6-17 start in 1913, he was sent by the Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies in the midseason. He pitched in just nine games for them and had a 3-3 record, then jumped to the Pittsburgh Rebels in the Federal League in 1914 and posted a 14-19 mark. After battling arm problems, he retired from playing in 1915. Camnitz died in Louisville, Kentucky, at age of 78. from Howie Camnitz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yoder looks quite pensive in his early life

Thanks for your comment, Grant. I think he remained pensive as he aged ;-) Seriously, we have a huge collection of Yoder's personal papers. I generally recommend to undergrads interested in Yoder that they find a very, very narrow topic so as not to exhaust themselves with research.