Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-08-22
MAJOR HANLON, CHIEF
OF INSTRUCTION BRANCH
What a Dallas, Texas Paper
Says of One of Our
Local Boys

The following article was printed
in a Texas paper recently, together
with large photograph of Major
A. J. Hanlon, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Hanlon of this place.
Major A. J. Hanlon, S. c., Chief
of the Mechanical instruction
Branch, Training Section, Air Ser
vice, arrived at Kelly Field from
Washington last Friday to inspect the
Enlisted Mechanics Training De-
partment. "No question about the
School,, he says, cit is the best in
the country.
81 have carefully watched the
course of men from Kelly Field and
it is my pleasure to say that never
have l known a man from this de-
partment to fall down on his job"
Major Hanlon commenced his ca
reer in the army in 1908 when he
graduated from West Point and was
commissioned a second lieutenant in
the 18th Infantry. He remained with
that regiment until 1912, when he
was transferred to the 9th Infantry
and sent to the Philippine Islands.
In 1914, he was promoted to the rank
of first lieutenant and transferred to
the oath Infantry, and shortly after
returned to the United States, ar
irving in November, 1915.
In March, 1915, he served with the
oath Infantry during the Pershing
Expedition into Mexico, and on his
return from that venture was trans
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tailed as Assistant to the Depot
Quartermaster, Ell Paso District.
Early in 1917, he was assigned to
Wesleyan University in Connecticut
for the purpose of organizing the Re-
serve Officers Training Camp opened
there. Then he was transferred to
the 64th Infantry, and in May, 1917,
was promoted to a captaincy and or
dered back to Ell Paso.
Serving there for two months, he
went to Fort Sill, Okla, to build up
a School of Arms. In December last,
he was commissioned major in the
Signal Corps, detailed for service in
the Aviation Section, and ordered to
Scott Field, Belleville, ILL.,, where he
remained till the beginning of Janu-
airy when he went to Washington as
Executive Officer in the Training
Section. Reorganization, of this
branch took I'd he assagned the
position he is now holding.
Instructors to ST. Paul
With the object of standardizing
the work methods of the country's
two largest schools for air mechanics
officers of the Kelly Field Enlisted
Mechanics Training Department will
shortly be detailed for service at
the Mechanics School at st. Paul,
Mimi, and executives of that depart
ment will come to Kelly Field. Each
officer will take up a similar position
in the school to which he goes, and
the interchange of duties will be
gradual so that the personnel of the
training departments will not be dis
rupted.
The innovation is one of the results
of the visit to this camp of Mai.
{ Hanlon, Chief of the Mechanical In
struction Branch, Training Division,
Air Service, who returned to Wash
ington yesterday after inspecting the
school. He expressed the highest
qualification at the system which
Major George E. Stratemeyer, officer
in charge of the Enlisted Mechanics
Training Department, has introduced
and remarked especially upon the fine
spirit de corps permeating the or
ganization.