Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21

The aviation section of the signal
corps of the army now has twenty
nine flying fields. Most of them are
regular service fields, where the gradu-
ates of the schools of military aeronau-
ties. or ground schools" receive their
actual flying instruction, but some of
them are reserved for advanced flying,
experimental testing, and special train
ing in bombing and artillery obscrva-
ton. Camp Borden. at Toronto, Can
ada, is also used by the United States
in conjunction with the British air
force.
With the exception Of McCook Field.
all the American fields have been
named after American officers and men
who lost their lives while on aeronau-
teal duty. and three civilians who
were pioneers in aeronautics-Lang-
ley. Chanute, and Wilbur Wright.
Following is list of the aviation fields
with brief statement of how they re-
ceived their names:
Barron Field, Everman. Tex. named
after Cadet r. ]. Barron who was
drowned at Chandler Field. Essington.
Pa. on August 90. 1917, when the ma
chine he was flying fell into the water.
Boiling Field. Anacostia. near Wash
ington. d. G.. named in memory of the
late Col Raynal c. Boiling, signal
corps, who was killed In action in
France in March, 1918.
Brooks Field, San Antonio, Tex.
named after Cadet s. j. Brooks. On
November IS. 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 com
mission as a military aviator.
Call Field, Wichita Falls, Tex.
named for First Lieutenant Loren Fl.
Call, c. A. C., appointed from civil
duty at College Park. Md. October 49,
1912 In the winter of 1912-1913 he
and Lieut.. E. L. Ellington were sent
to Palm Beach, Fla. i'm charge of the
Signal Corps Aviation station at that
place. From Palm Beach Lieutenant
Call was ordered TO Texas City. Tex.
and 1t was there that ne was killed in
an airplane accident. July s, 1913. His
home was In Washington, d. C.
Carlstrom Field. Arcadia, Fla.
named after Victor Carlstrom. Carl
strom was recommended for commits
sion in the S. o. r. c.. aviation section,
on January 10 1917, and soon there
after went to Newport News to assist
In the training of army f1iers, although
not ordered TO active duty. He was
killed in an accident at Newport News
on May Q. 1917
Carruthers Field. Benbrook. Tex.
named after Cadet W. X. Carruthers,
who was killed at Hazelhurst Field.
Mlneola. L. l.. when he was struck by
a revolving propeller June 1S. 1917.
Chandler Field, Essington. Pa.
named In honor of Second Lieutenant
Rex Chandler, G. A. c., who reported
for aeronautic duty at Signal Corps
Aviation school. San Diego. Cal.
Martn IS, 1913. On April 8, 1913.
while making his first flight. the hydro
aeroplane in which he was a passen-
ger fell into San Diego Bay and Lieu
tenant Chandler was caught under the
machine and was drowned.
Chanute Field. Rantoul. H.. named
after Octave Chanute. one of the fore
most pioneers in aeronautics. in Amer
lea
Dorr Field, Arcadia, Fla. named af-
ter Cadet S. II. Dorr of the aviation
section. Dorr enlisted in the summer
of 1917, and was sent to Toronto, Can
ada, for training. He met his death,
there in a flying collision on August
Ii of the same year II
Eberts Field, Lonoke. Ark, named
after Lieut.. Melchior Nee. Eberts
This officer was a graduate of the
United States Military Academy. On
August II, 1916, he was attached to
the aviation section. and March 8,
1917, received the rating of junior mil |
itary aviator. He was ordered from
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