The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-25

his station at San Diego. CAL. to Gu
lumhus> \, NJ on May 4 1917. Lieu
tenant Eherts was killed on the first
fitsht he made after reaching Cclun,'
bus
Ellington Field, Houston. Tex,
named In honor of Second Lieutenant
T. L. Ellington, graduate Of the Unit
est States Naval Academy, who trans
ferrcd into the cavalry and was de-
tailed tn ae0nautic duty. Signal Corps
Aviation school. College Park. Nd, No
vcmher IA 1919, In the winter Of
lais,lais he and Lieutenant Call were
at Palm Beach, Fla. In charge Of Sig
nal Corps Aviation station, and In the
spring II 1918 Lieutenant Ellington
was ordered to Signal Corps Aviation
school at San Diego. CAL. where he
was killed In an airplane accident No
vemher ~ Ut the same year. His home
was near Raleigh, n. C.
Gerstner Field. Lake Charles, La.
named In honor II Second Lieutenant
Frederick ]. Gerstner. 10th cavalry.
graduate of the United States Military
Academy, reported for aercnauticsl
duty at Signal Corps Aviation school.
San Diego September ~ 1914 He
drowned in attempting to swim from
s festins airplane while participating
as passenger in the annual Macksy
Troray c>stest.
HSselhurst Field. Minecla, l. l..
named in honor Of Second Lieutenant
l. W, Haselhurst, Jr-. native Of Geor-
Sia. graduate Of United States Mill
tsry Academy. reported for aeronaa-
teal duty at Signal Corps Aviation
SehssA. Augusta. Ca. March = 1917.
On June IL. lSl2. while making tisht
at College Park. Md, as passenger in
an sirrlane undergoing acceptance
tests, the machine crashed to the
ground and the rilct and Lieutenant
Hsreahurst were both killed.
Kelly Field San Antonio. Tex,
named in honor of Second Lieutenant
c. f. NJ Kelly. Scsh infantry. who. at
ter = course Of training At the Cs.rtiss
Avistiea Camp San Diego. Cal. was
ordered to San Antonio, While at
runnsac into q tent and thereby r'c~Ss-
bly, nursing sev-rsl others. be fell TO
the ground and was killed May 10.
1911.
Langley Field Hampton, Va named
after Samuel Piezpont Langley. late
secretary Of the Smithsonian lnstitu-
tsca- HIS early aercdynaraic expert
ments begun In 1857. formed basis
for practical pioneer aviation
Leve Field Dallss Tex named In
Aonor a First Lieutenant Moss L
Love- 1ith cavalry. q native Of Fair
fax Ccurthc1se. Va. reported for aero
nautical duty At Texas City. Tex May
8. 1918. MAS killed NJ San Dsegc. Cal.
May q. lala
McC.ak Field. DAYTON. Ohio. named
hefcre the idea Of naming these avis
ten eessss after Americans prominent
in avsasica was Considered
Masher Field. Sacramento. Cal
rarsea fer Llezt C2ri s MAfher. S. r.
c. 4. s. Was killed at Ellington
Field. Hc1Ssoa- Tex On January 81
aQ1S- His death Was caused by q col
li<acn In the si- At slsn feet
March Field Riverside Cal, named
in ssnsce Of Lieut. Peyton C March
. gr- s r. c. A. s. sca Of Mai Gen
Fsg-ea G. March acting chief Of s1af-
IA~asszsanf March met his death ST
TsExfesro Field on FssEuary Is. 1918
rs 3 result Cd Swimming nose dive
Park Field Memphis. gMilfing1cn,.
Tsma- named ia hsoSr of First Lien
tsrans 5ssseFA D. Park 18th cavalry !:
q native at New HAMPSHIRE graduate
OF United SsareS Military Academy !:
reported fer zereEzxr1icsl eE-r sf Cca-
sece Park. Nd October s. 1912. and
was killed near San Diego Cal. May
q. 49,
RagDe Fs<aC- We<s Point MSS
manned AFTER Capt nsEirt J. Psyne.
vino died February l. lslk from Inyc-
res recssvt-s Ia an .irpaaDe accident
CEso0 graoRa1aSn frcn the School It