Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-08-14
WHERE FLYING FIELDS OF u. S.
AVIATION SERVICE ARE LOCATED
Twenty-Five Tracts Scattered Over the Country Are Named With
Few Exceptions, for Airmen Who Lost Their Lives
Camp Borden, at Toronto Canada Is Ais
Used by United States.

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-
tics, 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 Observa-
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,
oil 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 %, 1917, when the ma
chine he was flying fell into the water.
Boiling Field, Anacostia, near Wash
ington, D. c., named in memory of the
late Col. Raynal G. 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 10, 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 COM
mission as q military aviator.
Call Field, Wichita Falls, Tex,
named for First Lieutenant Loren II.
Call, G. A. c., (appointed from civil
life), who reported for aeronautical
duty at College Park, Md, October 10,
1912. In the winter Of 1912-1313, he
and Lieut.. e. l.. Ellington were sent
to Palm Beach, Fla, in charge Of the
Signal Corps Aviation station at that
place. From Palm Beach Lieutenant
Call 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. G..
named after Victor Carlstrom. Carl
stron was recommended for commits
sion in the S. o. r. c., aviation section,
or January 10, 1917, and soon there
after went to Newport News to assist
in the training of army fiers, although
not ordered to active duty. He was
killed in an accident at Newport News
Oh May 8, 1917.
Carruthers Field, Benbrook, Tex,
named after Cadet w K. Carruthers,
who was killed at Hazelhurst Field
Ni0oola L. T., when he was struck by
q revolving propeller June IS, 1917.
Chandler Field, Essingtcn, Pa,
named in honor Of Second Lieutenant
Rex Chandler, c.. A. c., who reported
for aerCnautic duty at Signal Corps
Aviation school, San Diego, Cal,
March Is, 1913. On April g. 1918,
While making his first flight, the hydro
aor0plane in which he was q passen-
ger fell into San Diego Bay and Lieu
tenant Chandler was caught under the
machine and was drowned.
Ehanute Field, RantCul, ILL.,, named
after Octave Cha1ute, one Of the fore
most pioneers il aercnautics in Amer
icn
porr Field, Arcadia, Fla, named af-
ter Cadet S. II. DOrr Of the aviation
section. Dorr enlisted in the summer
OF 1911, and was se-t to Toronto, Can
ada. fer trairing. He met his death
there in flying collision On August
II # the same year.
Eterts Field, LCHOke, Ark, named
after Lieut.. Melcllior Nee. Eberts.
This officer YVES q graduate CT the
U-ited States Military Academy On
AUGUST II, 1915, he was attached to
til aviation section, and March 8,
1917, received the rating Of junior nil
it9ry aviator. He was ordered from
his station at San Diego, Cal, to Co
1un?bus, N. NJ, On May 3, 1917. Lieu
tenant Eherts was killed on the first
fight he made after reaching Column
bus.
Ellington Field, Houston, Tex,
nar1eI in honor Of Second Lieutenant
i. L. Ellington, graduate Of the Unit
ed States Naval Academy, who trans
ferrod into TIE cavalry and was de-
tailed to aercnautic duty, Signal Corps
Aviation school College Park. Nd, No
ver.her II, 1912. In the winter of
1912-1G13 he and Lieutenant Call were
at Ialr2 Beach, Fla, III charge of Sig
~ Corps Aviation station, and in the
s'.ag Of 1913 Lieutenant Ellington
y" ordered to SIGNAL Corps Aviation
so.aOl at San Diego, Cal, where he
WIS killed il an airplane accident No
vg..:,cr q Of the same year. His home
~. pno1s T07lfrb N
Iarstner Field, Lake Charles, La,
romad in honor Of Second Lieutenant
Frederick J, Gerstner, 10th cavalry.
graduate of the United States Military
Academy, reported for aeronautical
dp5y at Signal Corps Aviation school,
San Diego, September IS, 1914. He
drowned in attempting to swim from
6 Gnating airnlane while particinaring