The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-23

The aviation section Of the signal
corps of the army now has twenty
nine fiying fields Most Of them ARE
regular service fields. where the grahn-
s,e~ If the schools NJ military aeronnu-
ties. or ground schools" receive their
actual flying instruction. but sone OF
them are reserved for advanced fyins.
experimental testing. and special train
Ing Ia ho1ubing and artillery observs-
ton. Camp Borden. nj Toronto. Can
ada. IL also uxed by the United States
In conjunction with the British air
force.
With the exception ~ Mccook Field.
ell the American fields have been
named after American officers and men
Who lost their lives while IN aeronau'
teal duty. and three civilians who
were pioneers In aeronauties--Lang-
ley, Chanute. and Wilbur Wright,
Following IL list Of the aviation fieids
with brief statement OF how they re-
c@Ived their names:
narron Field, Eyerman. Tex, named
after Cadet H. J. Barron. who was
drowned nj Chandler Field. Essington.
IA, On August -. i9t7. when the ma
chine he was flying fell into the water.
Boiling Field. Anacostin. near Wash
sngton. u. g.. named In memory Of the
late Col. Raynai G. Boiling. signal
corps. who WINS killed In. action In
France In March, 1918
brooks Field. San Antonio. Tex.
named after Cadet r. J. Brooks. On
November IN. 1917. he was killed while
nying ut Kelly Field. Tex. Brooks
was our Of the first to volunteer at the
call for men for the American Flying
Corps: he was In training for = com.
mission ~ = military aviator.
Cali Field. Wichita Falls. Ter,
named for First Lieutenant Loren n.
Call. c. A. c.. tsppointed from civil
life). who reported for aeronauticai
duty NJ College Park. Md. October 10.
1912. In the winter Of i0i2-19i3. he
and Lieut., w. I. Ellington were sent
IN Palm Reach. Fla. In charge Of the
signal Corps Aviation station At that
place. From Palm Beach Lieutenant
Call was ordered to Texas City. Tex.
and u was there that he was killed In
nm airplane accident. July Z. 1919 Hi
home was In Washington. y. g.
carissrom Field. Arcadia. Fla.
named after Victor Caristrom. Carl
strom was recommended for commits
sion In the y. q, II. G., aviation section
an January 10. 10i7. and soon there
after went "a Newport News to assist
IN the training Of army fiiers. although
not ordered IN active duty. He wal
Killed In nm accident at Newport New,
ON May D. i0l7.
rarruthers Field. Hsnbrook. Toy.
named after Cadet w. X. carruthers
who was killed ut iIaxeihurst Field
Mineoln, l.. l.. when he was struck b,
revolving propeller June ~. i0i7.
Chandler Field. Essington. Pm.
named In honor of Second iieutenan
Hex Chandler. G, A. O.. who reporte.
far aeronautie duty at signal Corp
Aviation school. San Diego. chi
March rs. 1918. ON April \. 1918
Will. making his FIRST fiight. the hydro
aeropian. IN which he wns passen
ger fell into San Diego Hay and Lieu
tenant Chandler was caught under III
machine aud was drowned.
Chanute Field. Rantoni. NJ. name
after Octave chanute. ono Of the fors
snast pioneers In aeronauiics In AmeI
lea
norr Field. Arcadia. Fla. named n
: ter Cadet " II. porr of the aviatlo
s~rtisn. Dorr enlisted Ia the summs
Of tpi1. and was sent 10 Toronto. Car
ada, for training, lie met his deaf
there In hyin. collision on Angus
II of the same year,
Ebvrts Field. Lancke. Ark. name
after Lieut.. MsichIor McE. Ebert
This ofiscer was n graduate OF II
United States Military Academy. q
August II. ipi0. no was attached
. the aviation section. and March
leiT. received the rating Of Junior mi
1tary aviator. lilo WAS ordered fro