Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 301, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1918 — WHERE FLYING FIELDS OF U. S. AVIATION SERVICE ARE LOCATED [ARTICLE]

WHERE FLYING FIELDS OF U. S. AVIATION SERVICE ARE LOCATED

Tracts Scattered Over the Country Are Named,. With Few Exceptions, for Airmen Who Lost Their Lives— ; Camp Borden, at Toronto, Canada, Is Also Used by United States.

The aviation section of the signal corps of the army now has twentynine flying fields* ( Most of them are regular service fields, where the, graduates of the schoolsof military aeronautics, or “ground schools,” receive their 'actual flying instruction, but some of them are reserved for advanced flying, experimental testing, and special training In bombing and artillery Observation. Camp Borden, at Toronto, Canada,; Is also used by the United States in conjunction with the British air force. With the exception of McCook Field, kail the American fields have been Blamed American officers and men who lost their lives while on aeronautical duty, and three civilians .who weed pioneers in aeronautics —Langley. Chanute, and Wilbur Wright. Following Is a list of the aviation fields with a brief statement'of how they received their names: Barron Field, Everman. Tex., named after Cadet R. J. Barron, who was drowned at Chandler Field, Essington. Pa., on August 22. 1917, when the machine he was flying fell Into the water. Bolling Field, Anacostla, near Washington. D. Cm named in memory of tlie late Col. Raynal C. Bolling, signal corps, who was killed • In action in France in March, 1918.. Brooks Field, San Antonio. Tex., after Cadet S. J. Brooks. On November 13, 1917, he was killed while flying at Kelly Field, Tex. Brooks was one of the first to volunteer at the call for men for the American Flying Corps: he was in training for a commission as a military aviator. Call Field, Wichita Falls, Tex., named for First Lieutenant Loren FL Gall, C. A. C., civil life), who reported for ' aeronautical. duty at College Park. Md.. October 19, 1912. In the winter of-4912-1913. he and Lieut. E. L. Ellington were sent to Palm Beach. Fla., in charge of the S’gnal Corps Aviation station at that place. From Palm Beach Lieutenant Pall was ordered to Texas City. Tex., and It was there that he was killed in an airplane accident, July 8, 1913. His home was In Washington, D. C. Carlstrom Field, Arcadia, Fla., named after Victor Carlstrom. Carlstrom was recommended for a commission in the S. O. Ft. C., aviation section, nu January 10. 1917, and soon thereafter went to Newport News to assist in the training of army fliersaTtheugtr not ordered to active duty/rle was killed tn an Occident at Newport News on May 9. 1917. Carruthers Field, Benbrook. Tex., named after Cadet W. K. Carruthers, T”ho was killed Hazelhurst Field, Mineola. L. 1., when he was struck by a revolving propeller June 18, 1917. Chandler Field. Essington, Pa., named in honor of Second Lieutenant Rex Chandler, C. A. C*. who reported for aeronautic duty at Signal Corps Aviation school, San Diego, Cal..March 15. 1913. On April 8, 1913. while making his first flight, the hydroaeroplane in which he was a passenger fell into San Diego Bay and Lieutenant Chandler was caught under the machine and was drowned. Chanute Field, Rantoul, 111., named after Octave Chanute/.one of the foremost pioneers in aeronautics in AmerIda - * Dorr Field, Arcadia, Fla., named after Cadet S. H. Dorr of the aviation section/ Dorr enlisted in the summer of 1917, and was sent to Toronto, Canada, for training. He met his death there in a flying collision on August 17 of the same year. . Eberts Field. Lonoke, Ark., named after Lieut/Melchior 'McE. Eberts. This officer was a graduate of the United States Military Acadeiny. On Augij§t 11, 1916, he was attached to the aviation section, and March 3, 1917, received the rating of junior military aviator. He was ordered from

his station at San Diego, Cal., to Columbus. N. M., on May 3, 1917. Lieutenant Eberts was killed on the first flight he made after reaching Columbus. Ellington Field, Houston. Tex., named 1 in honor of Second Lieutenant E. L. Ellington, graduate of the United States Naval Academy, who transferred into the cavalry and. was detailed to aeronautic duty, Signal Corps Aviation school. College Park, Md., November 14, 1912, In the winter of 1912-1913 he and Lieutenant Call were at Palm Beach, Fla., in.charge of Signal Corps Aviation statiomand in the spring of 1913 Lieutenant Ellington was ordered to Signal Corps Aviation school at San DlegQ, Cal., where he was killed in an airplane accident November 24 of the same year. His home was 1 near Raleigh, N. C. Gerstner Field, Lake Charles,' La., named in honor of Second Lieutenant Frederick J. Gerstner, 10th cavalry, graduate of the United States Military Academy, reported for aeronautical duty at Signal Corps Aviation school, San Diego, September 26, 1914. . He drowned in attempting to swim from a floating airplane while particlparing as passenger in the annual Mackay Trophy contest. Hazelhurst Field, Minqpla, L. 1., named in honor of Second Lieutenant L. W. Hazelhurst. Jr., a native of Georgia, graduate of United States Military Academy, reported for aeronautical duty at Signal Corps Avia I ion School, Augusta, Gai, March 2, 1912. On June 11, 1912, while making a flight at College Park, Md„ as passenger in an airplane undergoing acceptance tests, the machine crashed to the ground and the pilot and Lieutenant Hazel hurst were both killed.

Kelly Field, San Antonio, Tex., named In honor of Second Lieutenant G. E M. F-'lly. 30th infantry, who, after a course of training at the Curtiss Aviation Camp. San Diego, Cal., was ordered to San Antonio. Wh : le attempting to land, in order to avoid running into a tent and thereby possibly njming severe! others, he fell to the ground and was killed May 10, 1911. Langley Field. Hampton, Va„ named after Samuel Pierpont Langley, late secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. His early aerodynamic experiments, begun formed a basis pioneer aviation. Love Field, Dallas, Tex .’named, in 9 honor of First Lieutenant Moss L.” Love, lltji cavalry,/ a native of Fairfax Courthouse, WE, (reported for aeronautical duty at/Texas City, Tex., May> 8. 1913; was'kiiled at San Diego, Cal., May 9. 1912/ ’ McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, riamed before the idea of naming these aviation fields after Americans prominent in aviation was epnsidered. Mather Field, Sacramento, Cal., namedffor Lieut. Carl S. Mather, S. R. C., A. S., was killed at Ellington Field, Houston. Tex., on January 30, 1918. His death was caused by a collision tn the air at 2,000 feet. Mar.dK Field. Riverside, Cal., named in honor of Lieut. Peyton C. March, ' Jr., s: R. C., A. S., son of Maj. Gen. Peyton C. March, acting chief of staff. Lieutenant March met his death at Taliaferro Field on February 13, 1918, as a result of a spinning nose dive. Park Field, Memphis, (Millington), Tenn., named- in horior of First Lieutenant Joseph D. park, 14th cavalry; a native of New Hampshire; graduate of United States Military Academy: reported for aeronautical duty at College Park, Md., October 8, 1912, and was killed' near San Diego, Cal., May 9, 1912. . \ • Payne Field. West Point, Miss., named after Capt. Dewitt J. Payne, who died February 1, 1916, from injuries received iif an airplane accident. Upon graduation from the of

Military Aeronautics at the University of Illinois, he was commissioned a first lieutenant and was ordered to duty in Washington with the schools division. On October 23 he was promoted to captain, and on I>ecember 11 he was ordered to Taliaferro Field. Fort Worth, Tex., where he remained until his death, ■■■• * Post Field, Fort Sill, Okhta, named in honor of Second LieufwSfnt Henry B. Post, 25th Infantry; reported for aeronautical duty at Signal Corps Aviation School, San Diego, Cal.. May 26, 1913. On December 18,. 1913, he made an altitude record for the army, attaining a height of 10,000 feet. On February 9, 1914, at San Diego, while attempting to make an American altitude record, he was killed, having flown up 12,140 fe«*t. , .. * Rich Field, Waco, Tex., named in honor of Second Lieutenant Perry C. Rich, Philadelphia Scouts; reported for aeronautical duty at Fort William McKinley, P. 1.. March. 1913, and was killed by a fall into Manila Bay, November 19, 1913.

Rockwell Field, San Diego, Cal., named in honor of Second Lieutenant Lewis G. Rockwell, 10th Infantry; reported for aeronautic duty at College Park, Md„ July 5, 1912, and was killed at that place September 28, 1912. Scott Field, Bellevile, 111,,, named for Corporal Scott, who was killed at College Park. Md„ on September 28, 1912, while flying as a passenger. Selfridge Field, Mount Clemens, Mich., named in honor of First Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge, F. A. On September 17,1908, he was killed while flying as a passenger with Qrville Wright at Fort,Myer, Va. Souther Field, Americus, Ga„ named after Henry Souther. U. S. R., of Hartford and Boston. He was head of the Aircraft Engineering Division of the Army Air Service when he died, in August, 1917. He died in line of duty at Fort Monroe, Va. ’ Camp Taliaferro, Fort Worth. Tex., named for First Lieutenant Walter R. Taliaferro; detailed for aeronautical duty from the infantry March 18, 1913; held certificates as pilot, expert aviator, military aviator, and junior military aviator. On September 17, 1915, he made an American duration record for pilot alone, remaining in the air 9 hours 48 minutes. He was killed at San Diego on October 11, 1915. Taylor Field, Montgomery, Ala., named After Capt. Ralph L. Taylor, who was commissioned a captain* in the S. R. C., A. S., May 3, 1917. and ordered to active duty at Mineola on May 23. 1917. He was killed in an accident at Mineola on August 2, 1917. WilbuF Wright Field, Fairfield (Dayton), Oso, named after Wilbur Wright, and was made by the government to include the pasture where during those years of experimentation from 1904 t< 1907, ■. inclusive, Wilbur and Orvill* W®feht made numerous flights.